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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (141153)	8/18/2012 9:35:22 AM
From: lorne	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224729

fillips....You are joking right? No one can be that dumb, at least up until now I thought no one could be that dumb...So I give you the benefit of doubt...you got to be joking? ...."<<what did all husseins's decisions accomplish >> Al Qaeda is gone from Afghanistan. Afghan security forces number 330,000 who will insure the Taliban does not control Afghanistan in the future. Obama has made decisions which will win the war in Afghanistan"....

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (141153)	8/18/2012 12:13:42 PM
From: TideGlider	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224729

WTF?? Al Qaeda is gone from Afghanistan. Afghan security forces number 330,000 who will insure the Taliban does not control Afghanistan in the future. Obama has made decisions which will win the war in Afghanistan.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (141153)	8/18/2012 12:36:02 PM
From: TideGlider	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224729

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