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braddy

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1. Something that people don't know about the Grenada invasion, is that troops were being moved into

Reply to TrollBuster9090 (Original post)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 12:19 AM

Sep 2012

place when the Lebanon barracks were bombed. The invasion of Grenada had already started, within hours, the Rangers were parachuting onto the Point Salinas airport and the Navy and Marines had been approaching for a couple of days and would show up shortly.

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Four things to remind your Republican friends about when they're blathering about the Middle East. [View all] TrollBuster9090 Sep 2012 OP

Something that people don't know about the Grenada invasion, is that troops were being moved into braddy Sep 2012 #1

Well, I guess rule number one of war chickenhawkism is to always make sure you're fighting somebody TrollBuster9090 Sep 2012 #6

Other than that I think we could do better than the Clinton advisors on economic issues, JDPriestly Sep 2012 #2

I think you're right about the economic advisers. TrollBuster9090 Sep 2012 #5

Thanks, Trollbuster. Good insights. I agree. JDPriestly Sep 2012 #7

Great summary, TrollBuster9090! REALLY good. Like the way you listed them, too. calimary Sep 2012 #3

Thanks! And it's important for us to remember that, while Bush is an easy target, it wasn't Bush TrollBuster9090 Sep 2012 #4

Good metaphor. Stove wasn't hot enough! calimary Sep 2012 #11

It'll go through one ear and out the other. The B Calm Sep 2012 #8

Or maybe, just maybe, you can counter their lies with some FACTS? MattSh Sep 2012 #9

Thanks for pointing out #2... Blue Belle Sep 2012 #12

#5: Jesus was Middle Eastern. intheflow Sep 2012 #10