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GOP Candidates Are Wrong to Urge a Second Front War in Iran

Lincoln’s request is 150 years old, but when it comes to fighting two wars in Iran and Afghanistan, he’s still right.

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The top Republican presidential candidates are trying to out-tough each other on Iran, calling President Obama too weak and threatening to use force. The prospect of war with Iran is usually discussed in isolation from the war we are already fighting in Afghanistan.

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