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annabanana

(52,791 posts) Tue Nov 17, 2015, 08:21 AM Nov 2015

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When I hear the truly mindless calls for escalation in the media I take heart in the fact that

2015 is not 2003. The media will not be able to completely ignore 700,000 people on their doorstep anymore. We will not have to resort to traffic cams to get the word out.

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When I hear the truly mindless calls for escalation in the media I take heart in the fact that (Original Post) annabanana Nov 2015 OP

I take heart in the fact that we have a sane President MiniMe Nov 2015 #1

I sincerely hope we have learned treestar Nov 2015 #2

If the kids (Sunni & Shia) don't KNOCK IT OFF BACK THERE.. annabanana Nov 2015 #3

MiniMe

(21,718 posts)

1. I take heart in the fact that we have a sane President

Reply to annabanana (Original post)

Tue Nov 17, 2015, 09:25 AM

Nov 2015

Somebody who will listen to the warnings and won't put "boots on the ground"

treestar

(82,383 posts)

2. I sincerely hope we have learned

Reply to annabanana (Original post)

Tue Nov 17, 2015, 09:26 AM

Nov 2015

that the military in the ME does nothing to stop terrorism and in fact helps stir up the chaos that creates more terrorists.

annabanana

(52,791 posts)

3. If the kids (Sunni & Shia) don't KNOCK IT OFF BACK THERE..

Reply to treestar (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 17, 2015, 12:35 PM

Nov 2015

We will never get this done with...

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