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February 27, 2012

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Gunnery Sgt. Terence D'Alesandro

Talking With The Enemy

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Talking With The Enemy
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As part of our series on negotiating with the Taliban, Dick speaks to U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Terence D'Alesandro about his combat in Afghanistan. He charges the Taliban with fighting “dirty” but says that if there is a ceasefire through negotiations, he will support it because it will end the war, and his job is to fight, nothing more.

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