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The military has traditionally been used for killing purposes. In US history we have used the military for many different reasons. These reasons vary from “The British are coming” to “Let’s declare war on Spain to prove we can fight.”

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Crews in the Gulf of Mexico began to burn parts of an oil slick from last week’s rig explosion that is now threatening the coastline. Judy Woodruff talks to two experts about the challenges of stopping the leak and getting rid of the oil spill.