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It is a sign of the times that Barack Obama made his first two presidential campaign stops abroad in recent days in two active theaters of war where 180,000 American troops have been engaged in fighting for nearly six years. It would be useful to ask the right questions about these wars, now that a new leadership will take office in Washington.

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