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Just A Moment to Remember

By Bruce Ledewitz

The 9/11 attack was 22 years ago today. That was the end of the end of the cold war. Years of imperial overreach followed, weakening America and its leadership in the world. The invasion of Afghanistan might have led to a happier ending if the invasion of Iraq had not followed it. Maybe not. We’ll never know.

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