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What the Soldiers Need
With Obama’s final decision on a troop surge in Afghanistan looming, Bush security adviser Frances Townsend argues that a lack of civilian support for the military may be our Achilles’ heel.
Frances Townsend
Published
Nov. 11 2009
3:09AM EST
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Frances Townsend
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