 AP Photo With U.S. citizens engaged in seven or more conflicts around the world, don't both candidates owe us some plain talk about their plans? How many troops would they keep in Afghanistan after 2014, and how long would they keep them there? How would they deal with Pakistan, our most troublesome "frenemy"? If sanctions don't cause Iran to abandon its work on building a nuclear weapon, would they support military action there? And what about Syria? TAGGED: Africa, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen, Iraq, Afghanistan, 2012, United States, Mitt Romney, Barack ObamaRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| Just when we think we have one network of al-Qaeda terrorists on the run, up pops another one to take its place and resume the relentless campaign of terror against the West and its allies. more ›› |
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