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War (On Terror), Good God, What Was It Good For?

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Ben Sixsmith
Aug 06, 2022
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The death of Ayman al-Zawahiri was anti-climactic. For two decades, since 9/11, Osama bin Laden's second-in-command had eluded capture or killing. Perhaps he would have been somewhat disappointed to know that his long-delayed elimination would leave such a shallow imprint on the news.

Certainly, it raises questions that he was discovered in Taliban-occup…

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