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We Didn't Do Anything Wrong, But Among The Lessons Learned, Given The Magnitude Of The Problems We Now Face In Afghanistan, A Major U.s. Force On The Ground Would Convince The World We Were In For The Long-haul Recovery Of A Country Devastated By 21 Years Of Warfare.

-Alexander Haig

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We Didn't Do Anything Wrong, But Among

Alexander Haig

We Didn't Do Anything Wrong, But Among The Lessons Learned, Given The Magnitude Of The Problems We Now Face In Afghanistan, A Major U.s. Force On The Ground Would Convince The World We Were In For The Long-haul Recovery Of A Country Devastated By 21 Years Of Warfare.

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