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Its strategic location and lush natural resources has to the war-weary Georgians' dismay made it a target for countless invasions.
Rick Steves: Georgia: The Ultimate European Back Door Rick Steves 2011
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All parties in Northern Ireland were war-weary, plus Sinn Fein/IRA could credibly deliver on a ceasefire and disarmament.
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Iraq's leaders are torn between the nation's shaky security and its war-weary public in deciding whether U.S. forces should leave by Dec. 31.
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Tuesday's strike was the latest in a decadelong series of errant attacks that have undermined U.S. attempts to win support from war-weary Afghans.
Coalition Apologizes for Deaths of Afghan Children Dion Nissenbaum 2011
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But polls show Americans increasingly war-weary—particularly after bin Laden's death—and, with the federal deficit ballooning, wary of the cost of engagement.
Obama to Unveil Plan for Troop Drawdown Adam Entous 2011
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Iraq's leaders are torn between the nation's shaky security and its war-weary public in deciding whether U.S. forces should leave by Dec. 31.
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Transport ships had just deposited another six thousand war-weary troops from overseas at East and West Coast ports, the services promising to beat deadlines for processing them out of uniform.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
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Transport ships had just deposited another six thousand war-weary troops from overseas at East and West Coast ports, the services promising to beat deadlines for processing them out of uniform.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
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Iraq's leaders are torn between the nation's shaky security and its war-weary public in deciding whether U.S. forces should leave by Dec. 31.
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We appreciate that the U.S. public is war-weary, and that even some of the GOP Presidential candidates are beginning to sound retreat.
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