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LanternWaste

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16. Ever heard of D-Day? Both being just as irrelevant to the here and now..
Mon Jan 9, 2017, 01:46 PM
Jan 2017

Ever heard of D-Day? Both being just as irrelevant to the here and now... and both being used simply to simply frame our narratives in a manner that strokes our biases in a more friendly form.

Either illustrate for us objective evidence that the current report in question is inaccurate at best, dishonest at worst; or simply continue with the unsupported allegations which say little and mean even less.

Reuters. NCTraveler Jan 2017 #1
Thanks! NWCorona Jan 2017 #2
Bigger story than something like this would normally be, in my opinion. NCTraveler Jan 2017 #4
the isolationism is why my own trumpkin loves him. still. mopinko Jan 2017 #5
It is a complete assumption on my part. NCTraveler Jan 2017 #6
I totally agree with that. NWCorona Jan 2017 #7
I think its more because of recent actions by Iranians that WEREN'T met with a reaction 7962 Jan 2017 #21
. NCTraveler Jan 2017 #22
Thanks! 7962 Jan 2017 #23
Oh great (not). The Orange idiot already said that "I'll blow them out of the water". PearliePoo2 Jan 2017 #3
Iran and Russia are impatiently awaiting Mr. Trump's handing over the keys to the kingdom. nt JTFrog Jan 2017 #8
Why MosheFeingold Jan 2017 #10
Good post, thanks. So, what we have here is one nasty recipe for disaster. PearliePoo2 Jan 2017 #12
Yep MosheFeingold Jan 2017 #17
As a veteran and member of Vets For Peace . . FairWinds Jan 2017 #9
Being in the Army 46 years ago pintobean Jan 2017 #11
Of course not, but it helps to read a lot . . FairWinds Jan 2017 #13
You tried to use 'veteran' as a qualifier pintobean Jan 2017 #14
Vets For Peace and grad school taught me . . FairWinds Jan 2017 #15
Ever heard of D-Day? Both being just as irrelevant to the here and now.. LanternWaste Jan 2017 #16
Now now...you are supposed to RAH RAH war and forget everything else. Rex Jan 2017 #18
That's a hell of an accusation pintobean Jan 2017 #20
Many Trumpers believed Obama is soft on Iran IronLionZion Jan 2017 #19
Since trump is still President-Elect oneshooter Jan 2017 #24
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