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I think every war certainly wears on national will and national patience, particularly a counterinsurgency.

- Stanley A. McChrystal
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Stanley A. McChrystal
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I think every war certainly wears on national will and national patience, particularly a counterinsurgency.

I think every war certainly wears on national will and national patience, particularly a counterinsurgency.

I think every war certainly wears on national will and national patience, particularly a counterinsurgency.

I think every war certainly wears on national will and national patience, particularly a counterinsurgency.

I think every war certainly wears on national will and national patience, particularly a counterinsurgency.

I think every war certainly wears on national will and national patience, particularly a counterinsurgency.

I think every war certainly wears on national will and national patience, particularly a counterinsurgency.

I think every war certainly wears on national will and national patience, particularly a counterinsurgency.

I think every war certainly wears on national will and national patience, particularly a counterinsurgency.

I think every war certainly wears on national will and national patience, particularly a counterinsurgency.

I think every war certainly wears on national will and national patience, particularly a counterinsurgency.

I think every war certainly wears on national will and national patience, particularly a counterinsurgency.

I think every war certainly wears on national will and national patience, particularly a counterinsurgency.

I think every war certainly wears on national will and national patience, particularly a counterinsurgency.

I think every war certainly wears on national will and national patience, particularly a counterinsurgency.