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Most people don't have any personal stake in the war in Afghanistan unless they've got a loved one in the military. As President Obama announces an escalation of the war, might Americans have a different reaction if there were a tax to pay for it, or a draft to provide the people to fight it?
Listen to News Cut's daily roundup of the news on The Current with Mary Lucia and provide your opinion below.
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