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On the recordOctober 20, 2015
I think every military commander's first instinct is to say: Give me another 30,000 troops, and I can save the situation.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington
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Editor's note · Context

Smith critiques the instinct to increase troop levels in conflict zones like Afghanistan.

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