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After wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, rethinking how National Guard members are deployed

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With the final military withdrawal from Afghanistan underway, a few state legislators in the U.S. are reconsidering the use of their National Guard units for undeclared foreign wars, like the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. Nearly half of the troops deployed to both countries over the past 20 years were from the National Guard and reserves. Special correspondent Mike Cerre reports.

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U.S. & Canada
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U.S. National Guard, National Guard, War Powers Act
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