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Joel Pett

What if?

It seem to be a foregone conclusion of many of our political representatives in Washington that it is America’s responsibility to eradicate ISIS. Why is that?

Could it be that they feel responsible for the existence of ISIS? I doubt that, but what would be the condition of that part of the world today, had we not invaded Iraq on March 19, 2003 ?

Edmund Wells

Frenchburg

This story was originally published November 25, 2015 at 5:58 PM with the headline "What if?."

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