Politicians and pundits enjoy been using the phrase "boots on the ground" to declare limits in US involvement in the Middle East. But what does that phrase mean,anyway? Why conclude troops mean war but airstrikes don't? And what does the distinction mean for the public's willingness to engage militarily in the region? Bob talks toKathy Gilsinan, a senior associate editor at the Atlantic covering covers global affairs, and about how this phrase has been used to blur the definition of war in the public consciousness.
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