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September 2, 2012

A Real War & a Phony War

William Kristol, Weekly Standard

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We’re at war. More than 68,000 troops are deployed to Afghanistan. More than 2,000 Americans have died in over 10 years of fighting. The war has quiet bipartisan support. Too quiet.

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TAGGED: Women, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, 2012, Afghanistan

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