Why I Declined To Serve


	Why I Declined To Serve

arifsali

4-17-2007 10:57 AM

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bush administration, iraq war, military

arifsali says:

Well worth the read.

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4-22-2007 12:27 PM

BobbyRutan

"What I found in discussions with current and former members of this administration is that there is no agreed-upon strategic view of the Iraq problem or the region."

From the article. How true, how true.

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