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U.S. now involved in Iraq longer than WWII.

By ThinkProgress on Nov 25, 2006 at 3:55 pm

As of today, the war in Iraq has lasted longer than the U.S. involvement in World War II — three years and just over eight months. “Only the Vietnam War (eight years, five months), the Revolutionary War (six years, nine months), and the Civil War (four years), have engaged America longer.”

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