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January 4, 2013

In Afghanistan, It's Vietnam Syndrome II

Benny Avni, New York Post

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The Taliban seem to believe all they need to do now is wait ’til America hightails it out of Afghanistan (coming soon), then take the country back and remake it into the jihadi haven that Allah always intended it to be.

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