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James Carville: “This the an eight-year war. We have been longer there we have been in World War I and World War II. You know what? This…”

On the recordOctober 6, 2009
This the an eight-year war. We have been longer there we have been in World War I and World War II. You know what? This might not be the smartest thing that we have ever done.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Carville comments on the prolonged duration of the war in Afghanistan and questions its wisdom.

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