CNN: Whatever happened to the war?


	CNN: Whatever happened to the war?

BitDrifter

1-13-2008 5:54 PM

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iraq, iraq war, war, elections, democrats, surge, military, success, positive

BitDrifter says:

Someone needs to e-mail this guy and tell him it is all a myth.

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