Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120516:16:43:00
James wright, author of those who have born the battle" a history of america's wars and those who fought them. thank you so much for joining the panel. james, in the book you write fewer americans than ever before during wartime know someone in the military or in war zones. knowing someone who is there is crisply focuses the mind on the distant conflict. the stats were staggering. in world war ii 12% of the population was in the military. now less than 1% are in the military. >> that's right. they're not a representative 1%. they will do not represent a cross section of the countries. they com...
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