The leaders in Washington were a long way away from the Man on the Street. John Hockenberry talks to a husband and wife in Austin, Tex.: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jirosik. They tell us what they think should happen to the countries America is fighting and how they feel about their son going off to war.
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