Dunford: US ‘Technically Not at War’ With ISIS

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Dunford: US ‘Technically Not at War’ With ISIS

By Thomas McKinless

Posted December 1, 2015 at 9:31pm

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During a house hearing Tuesday on U.S. strategy in Iraq and Syria, Gen. Joseph F. Duncan Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told lawmakers the U.S. is “technically not at war” with the Islamic State.

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