The hawks (including me) were wrong about a lot, but some got one thing right. It’s going to be a long war. In the early days after Sept. 11, 2001, there was a lot of talk about a “clash of civilizations” and a long “existential struggle” facing the West.
Goldberg: War with Islamic State will be long and difficult
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