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Old 12-23-2011, 02:43 PM
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It's kinda crappy today, cold and rainy

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Ahhhhhhh......a beautiful Northeast Ohio day!!!!

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Old 12-23-2011, 03:33 PM
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Four times members of that sect have harassed my wife so I really have no use for any of them
how very christian of you. I mean, who else would condemn over a billion people for the transgressions of a handful?

moving on, here's a link to an insightful piece penned by Douglas Ollivant

Why leaving Iraq was the right call

http://www.npr.org/2011/12/23/144180...ll?ft=1&f=1057

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Old 12-24-2011, 08:10 AM
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how very christian of you. I mean, who else would condemn over a billion people for the transgressions of a handful?

moving on, here's a link to an insightful piece penned by Douglas Ollivant

Why leaving Iraq was the right call

http://www.npr.org/2011/12/23/144180...ll?ft=1&f=1057
Neo you seem to be a bit slow in getting the message, I really don't give a Tinker's Dam what you think.
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Old 12-24-2011, 12:54 PM
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Neo you seem to be a bit slow in getting the message, I really don't give a Tinker's Dam what you think.
What was that which Churchill said about a fanatic?

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Old 12-24-2011, 01:19 PM
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A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject.
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Old 12-24-2011, 01:38 PM
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A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject.
I've always found Winston to be fascinating.

He was a master at saying the wrong thing at the right time.

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Old 12-24-2011, 02:16 PM
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To put this stupid war in perspective what we really need is a photo of a helicopter leaving an embattled embassy under fire...
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Old 12-24-2011, 06:41 PM
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To put this stupid war in perspective what we really need is a photo of a helicopter leaving an embattled embassy under fire...
But it didn't really happen like that. Timing is everything. (Or is that location?).


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I've always suspected that Iraq and a few of the neighboring countries were far too large as envisioned by the British, nature taking it's course. I have similar thoughts about Texas.
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I've always found Winston to be fascinating.

He was a master at saying the wrong thing at the right time.

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Yeah a loud mouth hypocrite!
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