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Old 05-21-2008, 11:59 AM   #145 (permalink)
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Re: Classic George W

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Originally Posted by bestatchess
Those who refuse to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
My thoughts exactly! Some in my American Legion post went back to Viet Nam to relive some old memories. When they came back, we who did not want to make the trip, asked how it went. The first thing out of their mouth was the horrors that took place after we pulled out. They heard stories of the mass murders, children were slaughtered like animals because of the way they looked, part American. American supporters were rounded up and never seen again. Some vets with missing limbs and mangled bodies, said they would have went back again to stop the slaughter. These are the ones saying we should never leave Iraq. You can question the reason for the war, but now we have to finish it. No more slaughtered children. I know there are some who just don't care, they want out now. Probably the same who like abortions, I don't care whose fault it is, just end it. I guess some can do it and go home and sleep at night. I just can't do that.
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