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thewiseguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:05 PM Original message |
I support Obama and the military strikes against Libya |
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Aryo (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
1. +1 |
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GSLevel9 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
2. justice at the point of a cruise missile? |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:08 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. What kind of justice you think Muammar was handing out? |
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ReggieVeggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:10 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. so you supported the attack on Iraq then |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:13 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Same argument, different facts. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
32. He had the option of not shelling cities and went ahead after the resolution anyway |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
3. Unfortunately, he has kidnapped citizens |
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ReggieVeggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. you haven't been reading the threads? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
7. unRec n/t |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
9. France should have stayed OUT of our Revolution! Their motives weren't pure. |
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NoTimeToulouse (204 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:59 PM Response to Reply #9 |
59. I mentioned that a few days ago to the sound of crickets. |
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cedric (291 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 04:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
76. The Queen |
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isuphighyeah (82 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 05:34 PM Response to Reply #76 |
88. How quickly we forget. n/t |
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BOHICA12 (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 08:27 PM Response to Reply #76 |
95. Citizens ..... I think we get to return as subjects! |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
10. Holy shit, y'all sound like repukes when Bush was war mongering? |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:22 PM Response to Reply #10 |
38. I hear ya. This is scary shit in here. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:23 PM Response to Reply #10 |
42. Yep. |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 04:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
78. We are acting with others on behalf of the United Nations. It's not all about 'Merica |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 08:08 PM Response to Reply #10 |
94. +1 |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
11. i don't know whether it's the best thing to do but i know it's not for the oil |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
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jezebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Jesus fucking Christ. Now posters are determining whether or not "you belong here" Unfuckingreal. nt |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Unreal, isn't it? Somebody turn on the lights so they'll scatter. nt |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:21 PM Response to Reply #17 |
36. "Alert" is your recourse..." |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:23 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. It's not working. |
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jaxx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:14 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. Repeating fibs isn't productive. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:22 PM Response to Reply #20 |
39. Apparently feels nice, though. (nt) |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:15 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Hahahaha. Well, I don't think YOU are a progressive. |
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countingbluecars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. Just joined today and telling people |
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thewiseguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:17 PM Response to Reply #12 |
26. Ghaddafi is actively bombing and shelling his own people |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:20 PM Response to Reply #12 |
33. You joined DU today and you're deciding who belongs here? |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:20 PM Response to Reply #12 |
34. You join DU today... |
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Throd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
14. I also support military assistance to the Anti-Ghaddafi forces. |
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LAGC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:16 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. THIS is what we should be doing. |
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Modern_Matthew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
15. Spreading democracy via turning cities to rubble. It worked out well in the past. nt |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
16. I do, too, but I also understand why some people are against it. |
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cedric (291 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 04:28 PM Response to Reply #16 |
77. I agree |
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Adsos Letter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
18. According to AJE's Birntly, in Benghazi, the city endured 14 hours of shelling/bombing yesterday |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
25. I support Obama, but I want us to stay home |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
27. I've always wondered what the "It's none of our business" folks do about domestic abuse next door |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:19 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. I beat up my neighbor's wife to prevent him from doing it n/t |
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ReggieVeggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:19 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. so, you supported the Iraq invasion |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:20 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. Help with what money? I thought we were in debt |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
28. +1. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
29. Want to throw in a chorus of "God Bless America" and a cheer for the MIC? |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
37. My problem is |
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thewiseguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:27 PM Response to Reply #37 |
45. I do agree with that sentiment |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:42 PM Response to Reply #45 |
54. The media doesn't exist in a vacuum |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
41. I support Obama, I dont support this action at this time |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
43. Lets murder some civilians, I'm sure THAT will make it better |
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thewiseguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:29 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. I am sure the civilian casualties will not be anywhere close to what Ghaddafi has done |
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LAGC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:31 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. Uh, last time I checked... |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 04:09 PM Response to Reply #49 |
66. Being "human shields" means they put the bullseye on themselves and they are no longer acting |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:45 PM Response to Reply #46 |
56. Because our bombs only hit the bad people |
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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
44. As long as it's a quickie. But I agree, something needed to be done. |
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Scurrilous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
47. K & R |
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kudzu22 (426 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
48. So just being a thug dictator who kills civilians is enough |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 04:13 PM Response to Reply #48 |
68. In 24 hours, it has already escalated from a No Fly Zone.... |
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kudzu22 (426 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 05:20 PM Response to Reply #68 |
84. Good point |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 12:06 PM Response to Reply #68 |
97. Well, Actually, That Was Part of the Resolution |
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sad sally (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 10:11 PM Response to Reply #68 |
98. I smell work for Halliburton and Blackwater on the horizon - get out those contracts now. |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
50. i've reached overload |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
51. Bahrain's been protesting longer and doesn't have a military revolutionary provisional government |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
52. Who gonna pay for it? |
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cedric (291 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 04:30 PM Response to Reply #52 |
79. How about the banks |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
53. Our intervention will kill thousands of civilians, maybe more |
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The Northerner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 04:05 PM Response to Reply #53 |
62. It always seems that the US government's interventions kill numerous civilians |
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meow mix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
55. K&r +1000000 |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
57. Maybe some of the other ME countries we send billions in military aid could handle this one? |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
58. Good for you, but for me it doesn't cut it. nt |
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pecwae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
60. See, there's always |
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Ringo-san (13 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
61. So you were cheering when we went into Iraq because of the treatment of the Kurds? nt |
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slay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
63. I don't |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
64. As long as you're OK with whoever the "rebels" are. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
65. ney war mongers. |
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Cognitive_Resonance (733 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
67. It is absolutely the right thing to do. nt |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 04:17 PM Response to Reply #67 |
70. Do you have ANY idea WHO we are fighting for? |
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Cognitive_Resonance (733 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 04:20 PM Response to Reply #70 |
73. Revolution throughout the Arab world led by young people hungry for democracy. nt |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 04:38 PM Response to Reply #73 |
80. YEAH! that SOUNDS good. |
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Cognitive_Resonance (733 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 04:45 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. We do know the outcome if nothing is done. Qaddafi promised his people no mercy. Time for action nt |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 05:02 PM Response to Reply #81 |
82. Your World is so simple. I almost envy you. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
69. I'm glad, in this instance, that we are not sitting on our hands while that freak wipes people away |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
71. It's funny that you're here, playing on the internets, |
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itsrobert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
72. +2 |
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HR_Pufnstuf (782 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
74. Did Libya and four other Arab countries get involved in OUR Civil War? |
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isuphighyeah (82 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 05:41 PM Response to Reply #74 |
89. Our world was hardly "global" |
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Change Happens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
75. I do too! |
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Iterate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
83. If we don't, the Arab Spring is dead as well. |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
85. The recommendations are coming so fast that when I gave one it went up by two! n/t |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
86. I reluctantly do also.. |
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Waiting For Everyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
87. So do I. K&R |
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isuphighyeah (82 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 05:44 PM Response to Reply #87 |
91. Same here. It's way overdue. n/t |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
90. You do realize those are American cruise missiles that were dropped, right? |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 08:08 PM Response to Reply #90 |
93. We make them, we sell them, and then we go to war with our customers. nt |
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SpartanDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
92. K&R |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
96. Of course you do. nt |
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