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cali

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9. trust you to mischaracterize... everything

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 06:43 PM

Oct 2013

It's hardly the "Just leave the terrorists alone act", geek.

Our deploying troops in sovereign nations that we are not at war with is at least as much a liability as it is a benefit.

but then some of you think the U.S. has special dispensation to do what we wish when we wish and to hell with international law.

You believe in a repuke type of American exceptionalism. I don't.

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It's way past time to end the "War on Terror". [View all] cali Oct 2013 OP

what would "ending the war on terror" look like? Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #1

first of all, just declaring an end to it would be of value cali Oct 2013 #3

"stop raids on suspected terrorists and militants in other countries" geek tragedy Oct 2013 #7

trust you to mischaracterize... everything cali Oct 2013 #9

Under your calculus, it was a travesty for us to take bin Laden out. geek tragedy Oct 2013 #11

Can't fight a feeling... ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #2

R.E.O. Speedwagon could have told you that way back in the 80's Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #4

Right, because no one is trying to kill jazzimov Oct 2013 #5

and that's new just how? cali Oct 2013 #6

Agreed. But I'd say it's time to call it a lie BelgianMadCow Oct 2013 #8

DU has changed. Now they're are lots of rah rah war types running around cali Oct 2013 #10

I don't know about the rah rah war types BelgianMadCow Oct 2013 #13

K&R Brickbat Oct 2013 #12

aint gonna happen but wildbilln864 Oct 2013 #14

K&R woo me with science Oct 2013 #15