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All Wars Must End Sometime
Posted by Alan Caruba on Aug 31, 2010 at 10:20 PM
The White House of Barack Obama
By Alan Caruba
As the Vietnam War began lose momentum for American troops, Sen. George Aiken suggested, “Let’s just declare victory and get out.” This is the way modern wars end.
President Obama noted the 4,400 troops that died in combat over seven and a half years in Iraq. He also made mention of American valor on Iwo Jima during World War Two. What he did not mention were the 26,000 troops that died taking Iwo Jima. Later, it was even worse during the invasion of Okinawa.
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