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The Ambiguity of War's End

By Eugene Robinson
WASHINGTON -- Now that the Iraq War is over -- for U.S. combat troops, at least -- only one thing is clear about the outcome: We didn't win. We didn't lose, either, in the sense of being defeated. But wars no longer end with surrender ceremonies and ticker-tape parades. They end in a fog of ambiguity, and it's easier to discern what's been sacrificed than what's been gained. So it is after seven... (Read Full Article)

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