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Agree absolutely. But this also gives us a huge non-altruistic motive to stay.
alcaray
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10/1/2004 6:53:22 PM
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It will be our fault if we pull out and the predictable happens.
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The Golden Rule
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Raoul
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9/30/2004 10:15:17 AM
Everybody's mad at France, Raoul, where ya been? ;-)
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Le McFly
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9/30/2004 9:01:58 PM
re: 120 km from its borders;)
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Raoul
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10/1/2004 8:41:31 AM
re: The Golden Rule
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gbaikie
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9/30/2004 11:36:29 AM
Jeez. Don't hate us because we are beautiful.
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alcaray
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9/30/2004 5:44:47 PM
A little early in the morning to be smoking crack, isnt it?
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R.L.
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9/30/2004 5:29:56 PM
re: A little early in the morning to be smoking crack, isnt it?
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gbaikie
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9/30/2004 8:04:39 PM
"The Taliban is what the Afghanistans selected"- I think we can all agree gbaikie has finally lost it...
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R.L.
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10/1/2004 4:40:48 AM
Hey moron gbaikie is right.
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Todd
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10/1/2004 6:14:38 AM
re: Not all Afghans wanted the Taliban.
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Marcia
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10/1/2004 1:13:22 PM
They "selected" the Taliban?
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Tony
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9/30/2004 8:27:54 PM
Tyrannies, new warfare, and "carpet bombing."
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Tom Brosz
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9/30/2004 9:31:35 PM
re: Differences of interpretation
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Raoul
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10/1/2004 9:00:26 AM
re: Differences of interpretation
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Tom Brosz
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10/1/2004 5:00:36 PM
Do you really believe the US has an altruistic motive in Afghanistan or Iraq?
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Bowser
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10/1/2004 12:29:24 AM
In this, you are 85% wrong
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Tony
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10/1/2004 2:56:54 PM
Are we still there for altruistic reasons? Of course not.
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Bowser
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10/1/2004 6:06:14 PM
I didn't say we were doing well..........
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Tony
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10/1/2004 6:18:23 PM
re: Well...
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Raoul
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10/1/2004 3:12:51 PM
No
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tony
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10/1/2004 4:09:01 PM
Agree absolutely. But this also gives us a huge non-altruistic motive to stay.
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alcaray
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10/1/2004 6:53:22 PM
Iraq will implode anyway. And what's happening now?
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Bowser
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10/1/2004 6:07:55 PM
re: Iraq will implode anyway. And what's happening now?
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tay
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11/2/2004 2:22:25 PM
re: Iraq will implode anyway. And what's happening now?
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tay
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11/2/2004 2:22:22 PM
Raoul may be naive
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tony
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9/30/2004 9:54:14 PM
re: Raoul may be naive
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gbaikie
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10/1/2004 4:39:57 AM
Apparently not...
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et
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9/30/2004 7:48:58 PM
re: Apparently not...
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gbaikie
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9/30/2004 8:30:14 PM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.