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Francie Henville-Shannon: Their ‘boots’ not made for combat

What are the names of our members of Congress, presidential candidates or political pundits who want the United States to put “boots on the ground” in Syria who have offered their own sons and daughters as the first “boots” to go?

The silence is deafening.

Francie Henville-Shannon

Cary

This story was originally published December 12, 2015 at 1:00 PM with the headline "Francie Henville-Shannon: Their ‘boots’ not made for combat."

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