What We Pre-Empted


	What We Pre-Empted

cniq_cniq

7-16-2007 10:34 AM

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iraq, war, defeatism, islamism, islamofascism, jihadism, terrorism

cniq_cniq says:

So much too clip....so little space. Please read the complete article; these snips do not do it justice. It is well worth your time.

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7-16-2007 11:16 PM

The REAL Napster

What happened in Iraq was unavoidable. People forget that IRAQ invaded it's wealthy, oil rich neighbor KUWAIT first. Saddam was on the move and had ambitions to rule the middle east. The only thing between him and those plans was the U.S.

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