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Bernie Sanders

libdem4life

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12. Just a passing comment...the reason Europe has it so great is that we

Reply to jpmonk91 (Original post)

Fri May 20, 2016, 11:30 PM

May 2016

like to play Global Policeman. They don't need a huge military...we'd prefer to have control and pay for it. After WW2, we just stayed and they said OK. NATO.

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Collapse (Post-Amerika) [View all] jpmonk91 May 2016 OP

Indeed. We abandoned the American Dream (our dreams) mmonk May 2016 #1

Thanks dad jpmonk91 May 2016 #5

We're #27... Rah Rah. libdem4life May 2016 #2

America is not number 1 at a lot jpmonk91 May 2016 #4

I'll raise you one! libdem4life May 2016 #6

Lol jpmonk91 May 2016 #7

Ii noticed the "Dad" thing...pretty cool Dad. libdem4life May 2016 #9

mmonk is jpmonk91 May 2016 #18

One thing you never hear about is how the West was really settled. JDPriestly May 2016 #3

When I lived in Britain I had most of these things Rosa Luxemburg May 2016 #8

Well Americans can get that now...as long as they join the military. libdem4life May 2016 #10

not all of us can! Rosa Luxemburg May 2016 #11

Indeed. That was my sad point. A bit facetious, I admit. libdem4life May 2016 #13

Yes we Americans are exploited jpmonk91 May 2016 #14

Just a passing comment...the reason Europe has it so great is that we libdem4life May 2016 #12

That is why wwii jpmonk91 May 2016 #15

Agreed but now they should take over a larger libdem4life May 2016 #17

In order to do anything like that we would need to get rid of GATS which bars it all. Baobab May 2016 #16