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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 09:13 AM Original message |
Terrified US soldiers are still killing civilians with impunity, while the |
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Bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
1. Let the Eagle Soar |
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Frederik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 09:25 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. The German occupation |
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Charon (321 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 09:30 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Less cruel |
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Frederik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 09:33 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Ask the 100,000-200,000 civilians |
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isthisamerica (11 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 11:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
58. divide that number by AT LEAST 4 |
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Frederik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 07:05 AM Response to Reply #58 |
68. Don't think so |
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Save The World (105 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 08:57 AM Response to Reply #58 |
76. Don't you mean at worst? |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 11:06 AM Response to Reply #58 |
83. Maybe by 2, no more than that |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-05 08:00 AM Response to Reply #58 |
86. Not according to MIT |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 09:34 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Yep. You are right. We are better than the Germans |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 12:51 PM Response to Reply #6 |
26. isn't that kind of like saying |
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d.l.Green (273 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-05 11:00 PM Response to Reply #26 |
105. The operation was a huge success but the patient died... n/t |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-05 02:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
95. Give them time. It's only been 2+ years. |
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MnFats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 06:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
46. no, no, no. |
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Frederik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 07:14 AM Response to Reply #46 |
69. My grandfather |
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gordianot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 10:33 PM Response to Reply #3 |
55. That is not correct. You might want to study the SS. |
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Frederik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 07:24 AM Response to Reply #55 |
72. See my answer above |
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Save The World (105 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 09:01 AM Response to Reply #3 |
77. The historical ignorance displayed by this post |
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Dhalgren (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-05 08:59 AM Response to Reply #77 |
89. The difference between the Nazi occupations in Europe |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-05 02:26 PM Response to Reply #89 |
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Dhalgren (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-05 03:11 PM Response to Reply #94 |
97. That's true. |
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Save The World (105 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-05 04:54 PM Response to Reply #97 |
102. So, then |
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Dhalgren (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-05 10:15 PM Response to Reply #102 |
103. Of course. Any two humans are "morally comparable". |
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Djinn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
2. can't understand why those |
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cprompt (165 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
7. i gotta disagree here |
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leetrisck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 09:50 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Thank you for posting that |
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mhr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 09:59 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. So In Your Mind It Is Honorable To Kill Innocents Just Because |
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cprompt (165 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 11:33 AM Response to Reply #12 |
21. no my values are fine however |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 05:23 PM Response to Reply #21 |
44. Bingo. The GOP leadership put our soldiers in this untenable situation. |
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cprompt (165 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 08:02 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. wow |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 10:03 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. You've got to be cold blooded to survive in that situation. (nt) |
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Andromeda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 02:51 AM Response to Reply #53 |
64. No, you have to be scared. |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 08:23 AM Response to Reply #64 |
75. Scared gets you killed. Fear gets you killed. |
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cprompt (165 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 07:17 AM Response to Reply #53 |
71. you have to be kidding? |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 08:17 AM Response to Reply #71 |
74. I am telling you that the situation that these folks have been placed in |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-05 08:17 AM Response to Reply #71 |
88. Excuse me, but aren't these people supposed to be trained professionals? |
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malmapus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-05 03:52 PM Response to Reply #88 |
99. Unless things have changed our military isn't geared for occupation |
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clem_c_rock (989 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 10:14 PM Response to Reply #44 |
54. Let's not forget all the wonderfull DEMS who put them there too |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 09:05 AM Response to Reply #54 |
78. Republicans pushed for this. Many Democrats opposed this. Many |
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driver8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 01:41 PM Response to Reply #12 |
30. It is very easy to pass judgement when you are not over there... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 03:17 PM Response to Reply #30 |
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cprompt (165 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 08:02 PM Response to Reply #30 |
49. common sense |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 09:25 PM Response to Reply #30 |
51. Why? It doesn't stop folk from passing judgement on Iraqis... |
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driver8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 10:51 PM Response to Reply #51 |
56. They certainly don't deserve what they get...no one deserves that |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 06:40 AM Response to Reply #56 |
67. Wait till these "SWEET HEARTS" come back and join the police |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 10:52 AM Response to Reply #56 |
81. an Iraqi stop sign would help |
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d.l.Green (273 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-05 11:30 PM Response to Reply #56 |
106. It's one thing to compare the lives of US soldiers and Iraqi's if they |
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SweetLeftFoot (905 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-05 09:39 AM Response to Reply #30 |
92. Ahem |
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okieinpain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 06:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
47. no it's not honorable, and the post didn't claim that the soldiers |
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BeHereNow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 03:55 PM Response to Reply #8 |
38. Nice sentiment, but totally wrong |
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Andromeda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 02:46 AM Response to Reply #38 |
62. Oh, please! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 06:17 AM Response to Reply #62 |
66. Deleted message |
BeHereNow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 08:30 PM Response to Reply #66 |
84. Hey Molly...first clue: |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 09:51 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. The author of the article makes that point... |
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mhr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 09:57 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. And This Is Why Bush's War Was Wrong, Wrong, Wrong! |
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Toots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 09:58 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Why are they there killing people? |
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Stanchetalarooni (838 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 10:16 AM Response to Reply #7 |
14. Grunts = Automatons |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 10:47 AM Response to Reply #14 |
80. Sufferers of PTSD |
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Selteri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 10:25 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. People get very trigger happy when they are afraid. |
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Red State Rebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 10:28 AM Response to Reply #7 |
17. I have family there too - thanks for your post |
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antonialee839 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 01:40 PM Response to Reply #17 |
29. My son is there |
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BeHereNow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 04:19 PM Response to Reply #29 |
39. Is he home now? |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 04:23 PM Response to Reply #29 |
40. Please tell me he is on his way home! |
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antonialee839 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 11:57 PM Response to Reply #40 |
59. I wish |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 04:03 AM Response to Reply #59 |
65. That is what I was afraid to hear |
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Andromeda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 02:50 AM Response to Reply #29 |
63. Bush will get what he deserves... |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 10:29 AM Response to Reply #7 |
18. Compelling narrative |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 11:16 AM Response to Reply #7 |
19. as you point out, they are there as 'targets' |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 12:31 PM Response to Reply #7 |
24. Bush is a monster that placed our military in a horrible situation. |
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agincourt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 09:21 PM Response to Reply #24 |
50. Best synopsis, |
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driver8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 10:59 PM Response to Reply #24 |
57. Zorra, that is an excellent post!! |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 10:43 AM Response to Reply #24 |
79. One would think that by now, the troops would get that. |
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MisterP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 01:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
28. car bombs are used against city crowds, IEDs in the country |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-05 08:10 AM Response to Reply #28 |
87. VBEDs are used on convoys daily |
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MisterP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-05 03:44 PM Response to Reply #87 |
98. I think they'd showcase every one in the media, so they'd have an excuse |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 02:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
33. they invaded another country and they're occupying it against... |
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jbnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 03:10 PM Response to Reply #7 |
34. That's the problem |
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Andromeda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 02:34 AM Response to Reply #7 |
60. Thank you for your input. |
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Massachusetts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 07:15 AM Response to Reply #7 |
70. In a Nutshell! excellent point! |
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SweetLeftFoot (905 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-05 09:34 AM Response to Reply #7 |
91. Jesus |
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confludemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-05 09:40 AM Response to Reply #7 |
93. You're in some pickle here |
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pokercat999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-05 02:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
96. Heroes all.....if they lay down their weapons and come home. |
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Ringwind (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
13. 9/11 and October Surprise scandal |
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FormerOstrich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 01:47 PM Response to Reply #13 |
31. What is this suppose to reveal.... |
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yodermon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 09:57 PM Response to Reply #13 |
52. Nah: instead I googled "David Howard, Joplin Missouri" and got this: |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
15. small, little, almost unnoticed my lai's |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 12:35 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. As the Secretary of State might say: |
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TomClash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
20. It's all part of the "CULTURE OF LIFE" eom |
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Merlin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
22. In Nam, undisciplined, wild indiscriminate fire followed any sniper shot. |
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Andromeda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 02:42 AM Response to Reply #22 |
61. Good post, Merlin... |
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ninkasi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
23. We need to leave Iraq now. |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 03:29 PM Response to Reply #23 |
37. yes, this war has put our troops into this postion-of being terrified at |
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Charon (321 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-05 07:55 AM Response to Reply #23 |
85. Join the ranks |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
27. When you are in a different place |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
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Disturbed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 03:27 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. "A scenario that seems to have no solutions." |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
41. It sounds like the U.S. soldiers' only real mission is just staying alive. |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 05:25 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. They've been lied to about the real purpose of this occupation and most of |
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Massachusetts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 07:53 AM Response to Reply #41 |
73. deja vu all over again.. |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-05 10:53 AM Response to Reply #41 |
82. reminds me of another quagmire... |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
42. kick |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-05 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
43. I don't know about "with impunity" |
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Martin Eden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-05 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
90. A Stupid War To Die In |
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Mugweed (939 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-05 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
100. That's what happens |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-05 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
101. Put the blame with the REAL criminals |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-05 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
104. This is appauling...but consider who volunteers to enlist these days. |
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MontageOfFreedom (633 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-05 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
107. This is truly disgusting.....Why oh why is the world considered flat. |
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108. locking |
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