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wisteria

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11. John Lennon was a hero to me,
Sun Sep 8, 2013, 09:29 PM
Sep 2013

but in the case of Syria, we have tired peace with Assad, and as soon as he felt threatened he went the way of his family in the past. This is not the same as Viet Nam, and it is not the same as Iraq. Giving peace a chance is a novel idea, but it doesn't always work.

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All we are saying is [View all] malaise Sep 2013 OP
Exactly......nt Buddaman Sep 2013 #1
It feels like we're being asked to give "peas" a chance. arcane1 Sep 2013 #2
& don't squash Syria Autumn Colors Sep 2013 #13
you can oppose our getting involved in Syria, but they are not at Peace Right Now JI7 Sep 2013 #3
I did write no to war n/t malaise Sep 2013 #4
War is over....if you want it. Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #5
Nice malaise Sep 2013 #6
Sure we can bury our head in the sand, become isolationists, wisteria Sep 2013 #12
You may say I'm a dreamer... progressoid Sep 2013 #7
That's beautiful malaise Sep 2013 #8
Yes. n/t 99Forever Sep 2013 #9
YES !!! - K & R !!! WillyT Sep 2013 #10
John Lennon was a hero to me, wisteria Sep 2013 #11
so you are totally overlooking that there is no peace in Syria treestar Sep 2013 #14
The dead children iamthebandfanman Sep 2013 #15
Which dead children? malaise Sep 2013 #19
A voice we need now, lost to us too early Half-Century Man Sep 2013 #16
...bearing in mind that the Syrian Government won't be. brooklynite Sep 2013 #17
K&R DeSwiss Sep 2013 #18
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