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On the recordApril 14, 2013
If there is anything that many of us have learned in recent years, it is that the real cost of war is far, far greater than simply paying for the tanks and guns and planes and the manpower to fight those wars.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders emphasizes the extensive costs of war beyond military expenses.

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