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Fumesucker

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7. War is God's way of teaching Americans geography -Ambrose Bierce

Reply to McCamy Taylor (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2015, 05:18 PM

Apr 2015

In 2003 most Americans, including Dubya, couldn't have pointed to Iraq on a fucking map.

In 2015 a few more Americans can point to Iraq on a map.

The Iraq war, three trillion dollars. Teaching Americans geography, priceless.

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Gallup Poll Shows Massive Support for Iraq War in 2003, Massive Disapproval in 2015 [View all] McCamy Taylor Apr 2015 OP

Propaganda works, but the truth outs tabasco Apr 2015 #1

Bonus points to anyone who remembers the POLITICAL reason for the invasion. McCamy Taylor Apr 2015 #2

The age old question: Should congress do what people say they want or pampango Apr 2015 #3

Actually, a good congress listens to the people... JaneyVee Apr 2015 #4

I see your point but does that mean that a 'good congress' pampango Apr 2015 #5

So Hillary and Kerry treestar Apr 2015 #6

They can also be included in that sea of people who were wrong, dead wrong as it turns out Fumesucker Apr 2015 #8

War is God's way of teaching Americans geography -Ambrose Bierce Fumesucker Apr 2015 #7