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13. It's not just Shock and Awe. It's also firebombing Dresden,

Reply to wandy (Reply #8)

Sat Jul 26, 2014, 04:14 PM

Jul 2014

bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the slaughter of Native Americans, supplying the gas that Saddam used to kill the Kurds, the needless slaughter of the Iraqi army in our first war with Iraq, slavery and internment; a seemingly endless list.

People with history like ours should be careful in their accusations.

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A new definition of "Bad Timing" [View all] Roy Serohz Jul 2014 OP

Or great timing, depending on one's POV. DeSwiss Jul 2014 #1

Exactly. More than ever we need to be reminded that we are more alike than unalike. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #4

Oh,...I forgot.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #2

Yeah, but this is from Globalpost Roy Serohz Jul 2014 #6

Ah! That explains it..... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #10

Jeebus! They have 2 min and a half ads in Russia? Helen Borg Jul 2014 #3

I hope its not a bad thing to like yuiyoshida Jul 2014 #5

I thought DD's father was a Russian Jew... lisby Jul 2014 #7

If we must hate Russians because of their leader, how many friends did the USA lose at the start A Simple Game Jul 2014 #12

Some times I have to just sit and wonder........... wandy Jul 2014 #8

"How harshly am I judged because of George W. Bush's Shock and Awe?" Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #11

It's not just Shock and Awe. It's also firebombing Dresden, A Simple Game Jul 2014 #13

Seeing David Duchovny with a Mullet lib87 Jul 2014 #9

Who would I be if I hadn't left Los Angeles? hunter Jul 2014 #14