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Old 06-19-09, 11:33 AM   #54 (permalink)
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Re: Iranian election fun

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3) We are light years ahead of any other country in regards to: slavery, poverty, education, civil rights (including race, sex, sexuality, etc.), healthcare, and general standard of living.
Um, no. We're up there, but by no means the leader in every category.

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3) One man was behind two of the greatest and fastest military victories in the history of humankind. W+Afghanistan+Iraq= History Books
I generally support the real reasons for invading Iraq, but any success that first year in Iraq was in spite of the Bush administration's policies not because of them. They had virtually no plan for governing the populace after Saddam was deposed.
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