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Donald Ian Rankin

(13,598 posts) Sun Mar 22, 2015, 11:15 AM Mar 2015

The enemy of my enemy's enemy is not necessarily my enemy's friend.

Just because you disagree strongly with two people does not mean that they don't also disagree strongly with each other.

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The enemy of my enemy's enemy is not necessarily my enemy's friend. (Original Post) Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2015 OP

Donnie Rumsfeld, is that you? n/t rgbecker Mar 2015 #1

...... daleanime Mar 2015 #2

There isn't much I admire about Rumsfeld, but the "known unknowns" speech was genius. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2015 #5

So I guess this means Hillary is not in bed with Cheney? treestar Mar 2015 #3

Precisely. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2015 #4

rgbecker

(4,834 posts)

1. Donnie Rumsfeld, is that you? n/t

Reply to Donald Ian Rankin (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2015, 11:45 AM

Mar 2015

daleanime

(17,796 posts)

2. ......

Reply to rgbecker (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 22, 2015, 12:30 PM

Mar 2015

Donald Ian Rankin

(13,598 posts)

5. There isn't much I admire about Rumsfeld, but the "known unknowns" speech was genius.

Reply to rgbecker (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 22, 2015, 12:40 PM

Mar 2015

Like all good epigrams, it encapsulated a simple truth that should have been obvious but which I had not previously seen articulated, in a short, memorable paragraph.

treestar

(82,383 posts)

3. So I guess this means Hillary is not in bed with Cheney?

Reply to Donald Ian Rankin (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2015, 12:32 PM

Mar 2015

Donald Ian Rankin

(13,598 posts)

4. Precisely.

Reply to treestar (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 22, 2015, 12:38 PM

Mar 2015

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