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Republicans in a bind over stance on 'forever wars'

Republicans in a bind over stance on 'forever wars'
Candidates for the Republican party's presidential nomination pray before their first debate, in Milwaukee in August. (Image: AP)
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By William McGurnThere are two ways to end a war. One is to win it. The other is to lose it. “Endless war” lies in between, when each side has the wherewithal to stave off defeat but not enough to secure victory.We just marked the second anniversary of the greatest American humiliation since the fall of Saigon. President Joe Biden chose to end the endless war in Afghanistan by losing it – and then calling it a success. He is now choosing the other bad option in Ukraine, continuing to give President Volodymyr Zelensky just...

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