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Is anyone paying attention?

If we’re in Syria because of a humanitarian crisis, why are we selling weapons to Saudi Arabia as they behead more people than ISIS and are committing genocide in Yemen with our help?

Is anyone actually paying attention, or are we still fighting the war on Christmas and arguing over where the gender-fluid elves pee in Santa’s workshop?

Timothy Havener, Mill Hall

This story was originally published December 24, 2016 at 6:22 PM with the headline "Is anyone paying attention?."

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