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Millennials can be the generation that ends the perpetual state of war

By Cliff Maloney

Published September 24, 2017 12:00pm ET

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Millennials can be the generation that ends the perpetual state of war — Another 1,000 U.S. troops will not "fix" Afghanistan. Neither will another 5,000, or another 10,000 or 20,000. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin T. Updegraff, Operation Resolute Support via AP) | Sgt. Justin Updegraff

More and more Americans are finally coming to terms with the fact that military action in Afghanistan is no longer in the best interest of United States national security.

Earlier this month, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., advocated for the adoption of Amendment #871 to the FY 2018 National Defense Authorization Act which would have repealed the Authorization for Use of Military Force.

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