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Discuss “General John Abizaid speaks on our future in the Middle East”

Whether we like it or not, conflict in the Middle East is going to be in all of our futures, the former top U.S. commander in the region told students last Wednesday. And, in that future, Americans can assume there will be another attack on U.S. soil.

Retired Army Gen. John Abizaid told a large group of students and guests to prepare for another half-century of American presence in the region. Speaking in Rangos 1, Abizaid said Iraq was merely a segment of the Middle East conflict.

“It’s going to be hard; it’s going to be long; it’s going to be arduous, dangerous, bloody, and expensive,” he said. “But, on the other hand, I do believe it’s workable, provided that we have conversations like this and understand the dynamics that...

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