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January 10, 2013

Will Hagel & Kerry's Combat Experience Help?

Lawrence Haas, International Business Times

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“War is hell,” is the popular phrase that dates back at least to William Tecumseh Sherman, and no one knows the reality of war better than the two prospective new members of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy team.

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