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The War Is Not Here to Entertain You

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The Importance of Distance in Conflict

I think if there's something that we've learned from previous American adventures from Vietnam to Iraq and so on, is that if the people who are seeking liberation can't do the physical fighting themselves, it's not worth getting involved in that conflict. But here you have a conflict that's tailor made for the US strengths. I don't think that Americans are anti-war. Americans areanti-wars that you don't win quickly. It would be very nice never to face that problem.

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