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Some have called Afghanistan 'the graveyard of empires,' and it probably is the graveyard of empires.

James G. Stavridis

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James G. Stavridis
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: February 15
Naval Officer
University Teacher
West Palm Beach
Florida
James G. Stavridis
James George Stavridis
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Empires
Afghanistan
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