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valerief

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6. That's how the U.S. rolls apparently. Gotta beef up the enemy to

Reply to Koinos (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 17, 2015, 06:14 PM

Nov 2015

pound those war profiteering drums louder.

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"Top 10 Reasons Governors are Wrong to Exclude Syrian Refugees" [View all] Koinos Nov 2015 OP

#1 - They don't have the authority. nt Xipe Totec Nov 2015 #1

Juan Cole says that in his first paragraph. Koinos Nov 2015 #2

Hey, the Saudis funded 9-11 and the U.S. decimated Iraq. Same reasoning. nt valerief Nov 2015 #3

Yep, the perpetrators were European nationals and weren't Syrian refugees. Koinos Nov 2015 #4

That's how the U.S. rolls apparently. Gotta beef up the enemy to valerief Nov 2015 #6

The GOP is once again using fear tactics to gain a political edge npk Nov 2015 #5

Yep, I remember all the fear-mongering "code red" terrorist alarms before Bush's reelection. Koinos Nov 2015 #7

? ryan_cats Nov 2015 #8

Yep, that's how it works. Koinos Nov 2015 #9

The ones starting now won't get in for at least 18 months, more like 2 yrs uppityperson Nov 2015 #11

k&r uppityperson Nov 2015 #10

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