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Generals Can't Be Trusted

General Stanley McChrystal wants 40,000 more troops for Afghanistan. Lee Siegel on why presidents should be skeptical of such requests from people who are, at heart, warriors.

Lee Siegel
Lee Siegel
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Lee Siegel

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