Americans went to Iraq and expected a quick and relatively bloodless win. But that wasn't the experience of former Marine, Anthony Swofford, a veteran of Desert Storm: "Men who go to war and live are spared for the single purpose of spreading bad news when they return, the bad news about the way war is fought and why." Also on the show: tax hikes, fare increases, more fines - and you can't even smoke for relief. And New York magazine's Chris Smith describes the scene of New Yorkers on the edge.
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