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Afghanistan is now officially James Mattis’ war

  • Written by Simon Reich, Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University Newark
imageHow will U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis handle America's "Forever War'?Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP

Donald Trump’s speech on his administration’s strategy in Afghanistan – in which he announced the introduction of an unspecified number of new combat troops, without a mission and without a specified end date, in a strategy...

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