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ctsnowman

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15. I just finished "Embers of War"

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Wed Sep 24, 2014, 05:14 PM

Sep 2014

By Fredrik Logevall. It's about the lead up to Vietnam and I highly recommend it. If the author lives another twenty years or so he can change same dates and names and release a whole new book.

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US Airstrikes On Syria Are Not About ISIS - Syrians Reject Violation of Sovereignty [View all] reorg Sep 2014 OP

Her comments are not that of the Syrian government karynnj Sep 2014 #1

of course she is not the Syrian government reorg Sep 2014 #2

I've known this for a long long time. As have ballyhoo Sep 2014 #5

Its just part of an overall nilesobek Sep 2014 #12

I don't know that gods barf, but I know what you mean. ballyhoo Sep 2014 #16

Gosh,really......? Hillary Clinton ballyhoo Sep 2014 #4

Context?? nt karynnj Sep 2014 #6

Sorry, there is no contextual escape hatch ballyhoo Sep 2014 #7

There is always context - as in when and where it was said karynnj Sep 2014 #8

You have to think what you want. I know what I've heard from her ballyhoo Sep 2014 #10

I think I may know what you are missing reorg Sep 2014 #14

I'll say it: Mimi Al Laham is excellent. She knows exactly what ballyhoo Sep 2014 #3

if the partitioning is what winds up happening then that would leave Russia with KurtNYC Sep 2014 #9

So Putin is going to break treaty so he can ballyhoo Sep 2014 #11

I never said Russia would back off but many things are in play right now KurtNYC Sep 2014 #13

I just finished "Embers of War" ctsnowman Sep 2014 #15

History repeats itself... MrMickeysMom Sep 2014 #17

That is really an amazing video jamzrockz Sep 2014 #18

Agreed, things didn't get better n/t reorg Sep 2014 #19