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In reply to the discussion: Veteran Has Had It With Republicans: ‘Don’t You Dare Thank Me For My Military Service’ [View all]byronius
(7,392 posts)130. Dude. More like Light Mayor.
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Veteran Has Had It With Republicans: ‘Don’t You Dare Thank Me For My Military Service’ [View all]
Quixote1818
Jul 2015
OP
It's times like this that I truly wish I believed in hell. I'd wish that ALL those responsible
rhett o rick
Jul 2015
#127
war is a racket, and I have long held that the Iraq war was one of the cruelest ruses ever played on
Fast Walker 52
Jul 2015
#49
Ditto from the 60s...they said the 90s would stand the 60s on it's proverbial head. Indeed.
libdem4life
Jul 2015
#52
+1 I considered any car with that fucking ribbon to be a threat to me and the other drivers.
L0oniX
Jul 2015
#75
Thanks. "ISIS was formed in our prisons" - likewise, the Islamic Brotherhood
closeupready
Jul 2015
#56
Unfortunately the people of Iraq just happened live above a very large pool of petroleum; and...
Raster
Jul 2015
#64
+1 from an old late 1960's war protester with forever changed friends who came home.
L0oniX
Jul 2015
#71
Thank you for this post, shadowmayor. Eloquent, devastating, and must be communicated widely.
seafan
Jul 2015
#100
As Le Taz Says, Please Do Not Allow Your Moving Words to Remain Buried in a Comment Stream (nfm)
The Roux Comes First
Jul 2015
#126
Concerning W, Cheney, Rumsfeld and the other Republican hacks that killed all these people...
PatrickforO
Jul 2015
#10
This harkens to another age of American veterans from World War I the "Bonus March".
gordianot
Jul 2015
#38
R#195 & K for, I've been saying this for years. The local radio wingnut lectured me
UTUSN
Jul 2015
#86
Actually, the Repubs are quite correct to thank the troops for their service
brentspeak
Jul 2015
#92
If only all of them would wake up. Sadly most either don't vote or are repubs.
craigmatic
Jul 2015
#97