The real problem was not the troops; the real problem was that only t… — Boutros Boutros Ghali

The real problem was not the troops; the real problem was that only the United States had the infrastructure to do the transport of troops with big planes, and then who will pay?

Boutros Boutros GhaliPublic Servant · Egyptian · b. 1922

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