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The straight-shooting truth about Kenya's Somalia war

When a Virgin Galactic test spaceship ripped up in space killing the pilot, here is what founder Richard Branson said about the future of his company's space tourism program. "Space is hard, but worth it." You might say that too of some wars. War can be hard and war can be messy.

But when you have to fight a war against terror, you can't call it off in the middle because your troops are taking losses. You'll be sending a gratifying message to the enemy and a terrible one to history about your cause.

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