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rusty quoin

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3. The expense of it reminds me of that point in the Iraq War when I think a majority of

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Fri Feb 5, 2016, 10:51 PM

Feb 2016

level headed people knew it was probably a bad idea in the first place, but we needed to stay in because it would have been all for nothing.

In the end we ended up with the same terrible results, but having spent even more money, losing more lives, and doing worse damage to the civilian population of Iraq.

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Is the F-35 our Death Star? [View all] unhappycamper Feb 2016 OP

Naw, the death star's cheaper. malthaussen Feb 2016 #1

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The expense of it reminds me of that point in the Iraq War when I think a majority of rusty quoin Feb 2016 #3

yes and no gejohnston May 2016 #4