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7. Thank you! We were right on Vietnam, my Dad served in WW2 and when there was a draft way back when ...

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 11:12 PM

Dec 7

my Dad told my male cousins he would help them to go to Canada if they wanted. I learned that way later from my male cousins after my Dad passed.

War is a racket according to some... thinking Smedley Butler. During my life I've seen this with Iraq, oil reserves, now with Venezuela possibly/most likely oil and other countries with rare earth minerals ... "national interests? Every time I hear that phrase I want someone to ask the question ... what are our national interests?' I spent two summers and one Christmas holiday in Caracas with my best friend in HS, late 60's early 70's. We need to rethink our values and compassion for others who have less than we do, travel is an underrated education. My parents took out a loan from Beneficial Finance at a high rate to buy my ticket when I was invited by my friend.

Appreciate the rec from an old timer.

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Recommended. H2O Man Dec 7 #1

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Way wrong. H2O Man Dec 8 #16

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Sure you are. H2O Man Dec 8 #32

Thank you! We were right on Vietnam, my Dad served in WW2 and when there was a draft way back when ... cliffside Dec 7 #7

After coming here H2O Man Dec 8 #17

Thanks ....more tomorrow :) nt cliffside Dec 8 #25

Well, the blame Democrats wing certainly "won". nt LexVegas Dec 7 #2

It is not about blaming Dems. nt cliffside Dec 7 #8

One of the best things Biden did as president was to never hire Ben Rhodes. tritsofme Dec 7 #3

There was a massive and successful "split the Democrats" campaign. usonian Dec 7 #4

Not needing a bot to know what what is right or wrong, bombing refugee camps, supplying weapons is not right cliffside Dec 7 #9

I believe that Kamala, more than the progressives, was a moderating influence on Biden usonian Dec 8 #24

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Thank you :) nt cliffside Dec 7 #10

Excellent article. Thank you for gifting the whole thing. mountain grammy Dec 7 #11

You're welcome and it my pleasure, I'm thinking we need another DU forum to share articles ... cliffside Dec 7 #13

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Not sure you understand what our policy was, and ALL CAPS does not elevate your position, we helped to kill ... cliffside Dec 8 #22

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My pleasure, think we need a sharing forum to pool resources for paid sites ... cliffside Dec 8 #26

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