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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-11 06:46 PM
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Defense secretary warns against fighting more ground wars

"In my opinion, any future defense secretary who advises the president to again send a big American land army into Asia or into the Middle East or Africa should 'have his head examined,' as Gen. MacArthur so delicately put it," Gates said.



http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/02/25/gates.west.point/
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-11 06:47 PM
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1. And Afghanistan will get another Imperial scalp
they go far back to Alexander The Great.
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MichiganVote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-25-11 06:55 PM
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2. You and Obama can end this bullshit anytime Gates. Just pull the plug.
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Golden Raisin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-11 04:31 AM
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3. Uh-oh! Boeing, Grumman, Halliburton
and all the other military/industrial complex are NOT going to be happy with Secretary Gates! They want that raging Niagara of money and profits constantly flowing.
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