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By Peter Pedone / The Bulletin
January 14, 2011
The task our armed forces have been given in the Middle East is hopeless.
The only ones who don’t know that are our elected officials. The mission statement for every U.S. military fighter, be they Marines, soldiers, airmen or Navy, is to “close with and kill the enemy.” Closing with and killing....
