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Thursday, May 5, 2011

Bacevich weighs in

Andrew Bacevich looks forward to another "gutsy" decision Obama should make in a new piece: "Obama, declare victory and leave the Middle East: Osama's death is perfect time to end costly wars" is the headline. Now is the time for it.
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