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A Marine’s Eye View

Maj. Ben Connable, a Marine who is in his third tour of duty in the Middle East, has some interesting thoughts on how the view from the ground differs from that of “writers viewing the world through a soda straw.”

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About James Joyner
James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. Follow James on Twitter.

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  1. Through A Soda Straw
    It’s refreshing to see this in USAToday. Too often these items don’t get any attention at all. In May of last year, I was sitting with some fellow officers back in Diwaniyah, Iraq, the offensive successful and the country liberated…

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