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Not a Video Game Anymore: Iraq, Trump, and a Generation That Feels Duped About War and the Draft

Paul Rieckhoff breaks down how an entire generation that grew up watching the chaos of Iraq and Afghanistan now feels duped by promises to avoid “ridiculous wars,” as Trump talks ...openly about a draft while young Americans struggle with gas, jobs, and housing and watch billions spent overseas, realizing that war isn’t Call of Duty, it’s real life, with real consequences for them, their friends in the National Guard, and a political class whose own kids aren’t going. #IraqWarShow More