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other.— «Marine Lt. Gen. Jan C. Huly, the Corps’ deputy commandant for plans, policies and operations, said in a separate interview today that he believes history will show the war on terrorism is the most joint operation U.S. forces have ever undertaken. “Probably history will show that when we get done, or when we start analyzing even more closely what we’re doing in Iraq and Afghanistan, they’re going to say, “Boy that was the most joint that we’ve ever operated,”” Huly said.» —“Iraqi Freedom Taking Jointness to ‘Graduate Level’” by Kathleen T. Rhem American Forces Press Service July 15, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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