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JustABozoOnThisBus

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7. April Glaspie washed her hands ...

Reply to exboyfil (Reply #5)

Sun Sep 6, 2015, 09:04 AM

Sep 2015

She basically conveyed to Saddam Hussein that the U.S. was not interested in his intentions re: Kuwait.

So Saddam moved on Kuwait.

Oops, our bad, Saddam.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Glaspie

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Why won't Gulf Arabs take Syrian refugees? Let's ask a Kuwaiti minister. [View all] AngryAmish Sep 2015 OP

Won't "accept people who are different from us...too expensive.: leveymg Sep 2015 #1

An elitist dressed as the Flying Nun explains the deeply bigoted nature of his nation and Bluenorthwest Sep 2015 #2

Yes because making fun of how other cultures dress is a very progressive value. CBGLuthier Sep 2015 #4

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and bigoted humor is the appropriate response to a bigoted man? CBGLuthier Sep 2015 #10

Sounds like the Republican Party platform OffWithTheirHeads Sep 2015 #3

So I wonder why Desert Shield and Desert Storm exboyfil Sep 2015 #5

April Glaspie washed her hands ... JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2015 #7

Sounds like a teabagger. alfredo Sep 2015 #6

Clearly a Gulf state Republican libodem Sep 2015 #8

Very typical Gulf country mentality eissa Sep 2015 #11

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