… economies and our moral directions together, then we actually have a fighting chance for that future. But alone, we can never meet the demand. Not now or in the future. Principled leadership means having the humility to admit when a war is a mistake. If that had occurred 20 years ago, there would have been thousands, thousands of men and women that would be alive right now, including my best friend. (09:20–09:26)
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Asserts that acknowledging mistakes in war is a part of principled leadership.
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