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onethatcares

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9. if the russians were doing the same thing

Reply to rug (Original post)

Sat May 12, 2012, 05:56 PM

May 2012

in the same place, the u.s. of a would be all over them for every one of their crimes, but in the name of democracy and freedom, the u.s. of a. runs amok over the world.

I was taught in school that we were better than that.

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We�re Fighting in a War We Lost Before the War Began [View all] rug May 2012 OP

We might have learned something from the Soviets, the English, even Alexander the Great. xtraxritical May 2012 #1

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I think this is a good place to post this. Afghanistan: A Gathering Menace Luminous Animal May 2012 #3

�This is where I come to do fucked-up things.� rug May 2012 #5

RAWA protested the invasion before it began and members toured the U.S. speaking to Luminous Animal May 2012 #4

And it's still being used as a justification ten and a half years later. rug May 2012 #6

Is the fact of the majority of Americans are opposed to continuing support - to the tune of $2 sad sally May 2012 #7

if the russians were doing the same thing onethatcares May 2012 #9

Kick. Luminous Animal May 2012 #10

The title of the article ... DreamGypsy May 2012 #11

I didn't realize that. rug May 2012 #12

Worse yet, MadHound May 2012 #13

Sad thing is, the USSR at least had an excuse... malthaussen May 2012 #14