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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 05:02 PM Original message |
Report from Iraq |
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deadparrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
1. Wow. |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
2. And so... |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 05:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Interesting you say that |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 05:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. yep |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 06:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
24. SUPPORT the people |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
3. "Turn it off!! Turn it off!!" |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 05:10 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. turn it off... please don't wipe the fog off the mirror... |
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insane_cratic_gal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 10:52 AM Response to Reply #3 |
46. Too bad he can't turn it off |
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neweurope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
5. Looks like some people are beginning to oppose the Bushistas in |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 07:15 PM Response to Reply #5 |
31. I'm sure they do |
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hiley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
8. Nothing for you to be sorry about |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
9. Indeed. Let their beautiful minds absorb the horror. |
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hiley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 05:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. That is what they do |
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eissa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
10. I'm so cynical |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 07:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
33. That's why the pictures |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 09:42 AM Response to Reply #10 |
42. The parents may appear hopeless now, but in another 5 or 6 |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 10:48 AM Response to Reply #42 |
45. I'm wondering |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 11:55 AM Response to Reply #45 |
52. Ask her now. I make no bones that one of my reasons for opposing... |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 12:11 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Thanks |
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jayctravis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 11:36 PM Response to Reply #52 |
85. |
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yorkiemommie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 02:24 PM Response to Reply #45 |
63. i asked that of a friend |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 01:59 PM Response to Reply #10 |
61. I think you are exactly right |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
12. Props to him. The truth sets you free. nt |
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Disturbed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 05:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. If the Right Wing Corp. Media.. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 05:57 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. That is true, but the Soviet Union fell, police state and all. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 11:01 AM Response to Reply #14 |
48. The rightwing talking point is that the U.S. "lost" Vietnam |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 07:17 PM Response to Reply #12 |
34. I bet they were surprised at this |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 09:40 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Exactly |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 10:42 AM Response to Reply #34 |
44. Yeah |
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bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
13. I appreciate your report |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 11:18 PM Response to Reply #13 |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
16. I'm glad he is showing graphic photos to the youngsters. |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 06:25 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I have mixed feelings about showing graphic photos to children. |
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acmejack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 06:32 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. I think being truthful about the horrors of war is the best thing |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 06:35 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Yes, but is it possible to talk about war |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 09:47 PM Response to Reply #20 |
36. Sure you can |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 12:57 PM Response to Reply #18 |
56. My kids know... |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 06:34 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. I want my kid to know what he's signing up for in the most explicit way. |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 06:37 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. I suppose it depends upon the age of the child. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 06:39 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. That works for me too. Mine's 18. nt |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 06:46 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Bah! At 18 I'd be haunting my child's dreams to |
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acmejack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 06:55 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. War is a brutal insult to the senses. |
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Shoeempress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 06:54 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. I grew up watching the Vietnam war coverage, can remember seeing it |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 07:08 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Yes, but... |
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Shoeempress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 07:14 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. I was raised by repukes. We no longer speak. So their allowing me |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 07:15 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. I sure hope so! |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 03:37 PM Response to Reply #26 |
68. I remember being really disturbed by it |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 11:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
84. I'm torn too. I won't let my small fry see those kinds of pics. At 5 and 7 |
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kcass1954 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 12:07 PM Response to Reply #16 |
53. If we saw this every night on the evening news, like Vietnam, |
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warrens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
22. That's patriotism |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 05:57 PM Response to Reply #22 |
72. Maybe we can help spread the message |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 09:49 AM Response to Reply #72 |
90. And the Bush administration has reduced their benefits |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
29. Oh wow |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-05 09:54 PM Response to Reply #29 |
37. The children weren't that little |
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DinahMoeHum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 08:42 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Kids ages 11-17 are recruitment/draft bait. Your friend was right |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 07:49 AM Response to Original message |
39. What a great story-- thanks. That commander did a great, brave thing |
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CRK7376 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
41. When I got back from Afghanistan |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
43. Ye gods |
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Jacobin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
47. I think the taxpayers have a right to know what their |
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caraher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 07:59 PM Response to Reply #47 |
77. I teach at a college full of Republicans and they need to see this |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 09:55 AM Response to Reply #77 |
93. Print some pictures from thememoryhole |
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ClintonTyree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
49. War is gruesome.... |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
50. Why do some of you believe reality is harmful to children? I just |
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SpaceCatMeetsMars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 11:46 AM Response to Reply #50 |
51. I was wondering the same thing. |
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tomreedtoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
55. Good, but why are you guys so freaking overjoyed? |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 01:30 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. I did not notice any overjoy in the responses to this post |
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BeHereNow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 07:32 PM Response to Reply #55 |
76. Too Grpahic for American children to see? |
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No Passaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
58. No armor can protect you from IEDs |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 01:41 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. So your have everything you need |
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No Passaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 01:53 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. i don't know what else could be done |
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liberal4eva (42 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 08:08 PM Response to Reply #60 |
78. omg |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 02:52 PM Response to Reply #59 |
65. Thats standard for an anti-tank round |
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ChaiBaba (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
62. "You can't handle the truth" |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 03:24 PM Response to Reply #62 |
67. Howdy! |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:49 PM Response to Reply #62 |
69. Welcome to DU |
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newyawker99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 07:53 AM Response to Reply #62 |
87. Hi ChaiBaba!! |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
64. Does he only do presentations in Texas? |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 03:22 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. I don't know |
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Lowell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
70. This reminds me of my own homecoming |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 05:55 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. Bless you |
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Lowell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:35 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. You have reason |
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sickem (37 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:44 PM Response to Reply #71 |
74. This is a great post. |
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Lowell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 06:53 PM Response to Reply #74 |
75. A club I'd rather not be a member of |
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sickem (37 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 10:19 PM Response to Reply #75 |
79. I'll drink to that! |
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newyawker99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 07:54 AM Response to Reply #74 |
88. Hi sickem!! |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 11:59 AM Response to Reply #74 |
99. Hello! |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 09:54 AM Response to Reply #70 |
91. Stupid stupid wars |
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Lowell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 10:36 AM Response to Reply #91 |
95. My sentiments exactly! |
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brokensymmetry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
80. Wow. |
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Brian Morans (255 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
81. wow - that's one hell of a way to get a message across. nt |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
82. Get his power point presentation and put it on a website |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 11:56 AM Response to Reply #82 |
97. I think I will ask him |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:55 PM Response to Reply #97 |
100. Texas - I sent you an email... |
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MojoXN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-05 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
83. Well, as distasteful as it may be... |
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marinemom2004 (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 12:22 AM Response to Reply #83 |
86. Glad the military is speaking out |
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newyawker99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 07:56 AM Response to Reply #86 |
89. Hi marinemom2004!! |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 11:58 AM Response to Reply #86 |
98. Your bumperstickers ROCK |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:42 PM Response to Reply #86 |
101. Another serviceman's mom |
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katinmn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
92. Wonderful that he gave all the boys, parents something to think about |
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Pockets (388 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
94. Hypocritical |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
96. WHO is TURNING OFF THE VIOLENCE for the CHILDREN IN IRAQ? |
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Quixote1818 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:56 PM Response to Reply #96 |
102. Yes, you are exactly right. nt |
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