Iraq: two wars, two points of view

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In Iraq there have been two wars. The focus of the first was was to capture or kill the enemy, The focus of the current one is to pick up the pieces of the invasion. The Takeaway talks with two veterans who fought two very different wars and are dealing with the aftermath in different ways. Guests: Two Iraq war veterans: former U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Tim McLaughlin and former U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Andrew Kinard

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