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Old 02-13-2015, 03:07 PM
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An important difference is that we broke Iraq.

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Exactly.

We took out Saddamn, left a power vacuum, and it's being filled by ISIS, which is our Frankenstein's monster.
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Old 02-13-2015, 05:38 PM
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Exactly.

We took out Saddamn, left a power vacuum, and it's being filled by ISIS, which is our Frankenstein's monster.
The Saudis were a big help though.

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Prince Bandar told him (Sir Richard Dearlove, former head of MI6): “The time is not far off in the Middle East, Richard, when it will be literally ‘God help the Shia’. More than a billion Sunnis have simply had enough of them.”
http://levantreport.com/2014/07/14/f...the-beginning/

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Old 02-13-2015, 08:59 PM
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The Saudis were a big help though.



http://levantreport.com/2014/07/14/f...the-beginning/

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I think Saudi Arabia would have preferred to have kept Sadam as the buffer between Iran and their nation rather than ISIS. In fact they were telling Bush not to invade.
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Old 02-13-2015, 04:52 PM
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Concur.

We created this.
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Old 02-13-2015, 04:54 PM
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Concur.
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Old 02-13-2015, 05:08 PM
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Fuck you asshole.
Well now, that adds a lot

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Upon reflection, I've been suckered into another bit of a crap-slinging contest. Please ignore my last post. you guys go ahead and roll in the muck. I'll sit over here and drink my beer and watch.
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Old 02-13-2015, 05:26 PM
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Upon reflection, I've been suckered into another bit of a crap-slinging contest. Please ignore my last post. you guys go ahead and roll in the muck. I'll sit over here and drink my beer and watch.
I am with you on this, not worth the effort and could get caught up in the crossfire.
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Old 02-13-2015, 05:59 PM
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Well now, that adds a lot
Adds more than another petulantly childish FUCK BIBI post.
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I'll sit over here and drink my beer and watch.
I'm pourin' Weller 12 out here in Calitucky, just pickin' and a grinnin' on my old Guild six string.
Stop on by John. We'll annoy the neighbors with some loud music on those big Vandies, I'm runnin' them with a GFA 555 on each.
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Old 02-14-2015, 08:15 AM
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I'm pourin' Weller 12 out here in Calitucky, just pickin' and a grinnin' on my old Guild six string.
Stop on by John. We'll annoy the neighbors with some loud music on those big Vandies, I'm runnin' them with a GFA 555 on each.
You might have to put one of those Adcoms on your lap so you don't blow away!
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