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When the troops' scheduled departure to Afghanistan was delayed, the Commander said the soldiers could go home for the holidays if arrangements were possible for every soldier. Families scurried to raise money to fund everyone's trip to Texas, but were unsuccessful. Southwest Airlines learned of the effort and stepped in to offer flights to all 171 soldiers!
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Within the limits of European politics and attitudes, allies can serve their own interests as well as America's by radically stepping up their collective commitment to Afghanistan. Here, there is no ambiguity and there should be no ambivalence, writes Robert Hunter.
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Officials have clearly pushed aside Afghanistan for Iraq, although admitting so isn’t politically popular. “[P]riorities matter and in order to determine priorities one has to determine where is the greater concern,” said Feingold.
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