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yurbud

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5. so we didn't make peace with adversaries with worse democratic and human rights records like China

Reply to spanone (Reply #4)

Sun Jan 8, 2017, 05:08 PM

Jan 2017

in early 70's?

For that matter, aren't we supporting a less democratic and worse human rights abuser right now, Saudi Arabia?

And arming them to boot?

and this in spite of their support for the 9/11 hijackers who killed 3,000 Americans on US soil?

Our government picks and chooses the provocations we respond to.

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