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A Hard Education

Learning From Afghanistan and Iraq

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A Hard Education

By: Gideo Rose, Jonathan Tepperman
Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
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After 13 years of war, the loss of many thousands of lives, and the expenditure of trillions of dollars, what has the United States learned? The answer depends on not only who is asking but when.

©2014 Foreign Affairs (P)2014 Audible, Inc.
Politics & Government Social Sciences United States World
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this is the Intro of the Foreign Affairs: Lessons From A Decade Of War article.
a quick look-back on the US involvement in the Middle East through a list of a few one-liner strategies. it's interesting, but very short, a bit strange just like this, but the rest of the article is also available.

great, but just the introduction

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