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booley

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5. Or to paraphrase the Onion

Reply to quinnox (Original post)

Fri Dec 30, 2011, 02:27 PM

Dec 2011

Dead Iraqis killed by American bombs would have loved democracy.

It's an age old propaganda technique and one that i have seen even here.

If the other guy is "bad" then the guy who opposes him must be "good"

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Neo-cons first line of defense - "Saddam was a tyrant" they all do it [View all] quinnox Dec 2011 OP

Mugabe is a tyrant. tabatha Dec 2011 #1

It is like they all belong to the same cult Angry Dragon Dec 2011 #2

They said the same thing about Lincoln. EFerrari Dec 2011 #3

I usually start off by say that Saddam was a tyrant and then add was it worth it. donco Dec 2011 #4

Or to paraphrase the Onion booley Dec 2011 #5

Tell 'em.....Our military found and disposed of a hidden person.... Tikki Dec 2011 #6

The world is full of tyrants... The Genealogist Dec 2011 #7

yeah, well pinochet was a tyrant newspeak Dec 2011 #9

My response to that BS is RC Dec 2011 #8