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TB — 2/27/2008 5:05:25 PM (archived)

After the Cold War, politicians enthusiastically jumped on the "Peace Dividend" bandwagon. Ain't gonna make war no more, End of History, and all that.

Kind of like after WWI.

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All of this just to avoid admitting defeat. - Bowser - 2/25/2008 11:22:30 PM
- Overseas troops - TB - 2/26/2008 3:11:17 AM
  - Didn't the US intentionally downsize our # in the standing Army? - Eri - 2/27/2008 4:12:49 PM
    - It started with Bush 1 - TAFKASE - 2/27/2008 5:26:55 PM
    - Yes - TB - 2/27/2008 5:05:25 PM
  - How to tell freedom loving liberators from brutal occupiers. - Bowser - 2/26/2008 4:58:52 AM
    - Good Lord. - TB - 2/26/2008 6:37:29 AM
      - "you don't want to let go of this mindset" - Buck Galaxy - 2/27/2008 4:57:46 AM
        
        "That it is more peaceful now than before is acknowledged - - - " - Bowser - 2/27/2008 5:54:55 AM
- You need to catch up. - TB - 2/26/2008 1:42:08 AM
  - More - TB - 2/26/2008 3:11:31 AM

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