Fick says there's no agreement among allies, even within the American government, about the road ahead.

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"When we use pharmaceuticals, they don't mysteriously go away, " said Jerker Fick, a co-author of the study.

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"We have a sound bite about a representative Afghanistan at peace with itself and its neighbors, " says Fick.

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"If this is a counterinsurgency effort, maybe we shouldn't be sending more brigades, maybe we should be withdrawing brigades, " says Fick.

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The Federal Public Defender in Boston confirmed Bill Fick from that office was in the hospital for the first appearance and confirms he will represent the defendant, at least for now.

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In the tiny bedroom they share in a ground floor flat, 13-year-old Lauren Fick is trying to finish her homework on her bed, as her two older brothers rub shoulders at the computer.

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Nate Fick understands the dilemma facing American commanders.

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Two federal public defenders in Boston -- William Fick and Miriam Conrad -- were in the hospital room April 22 when Tsarnaev had his first court appearance, and had his Miranda rights first read to him by federal Magistrate Marianne Bowler.

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