Quote by Christopher Hitchens

I don't think the war in Afghanistan was ruthlessly enough waged.

I don't think the war in Afghanistan was ruthlessly enough w

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This quote suggests that the speaker believes the war in Afghanistan was not carried out with sufficient severity or brutality. They express the opinion that a more aggressive approach should have been taken in the conflict. This viewpoint implies a desire for stronger military action or harsher measures to be implemented during the war.

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War

By Christopher Hitchens

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