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local_crmdgeon
on Oct 6, 2023
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U.S. federal price tag for the post-9/11 wars is o...
No no, after. We had decisively won but Bush wanted to keep us in for political points.
triceratops
on Oct 6, 2023
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> Bush wanted to keep us in for political points
I assume it was also because the primary objective - catching bin Laden - had not been achieved.
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