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roamer65

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14. Theodore Roosevelt knew WW1 was coming as early as 1910.

Reply to neverforget (Reply #11)

Tue Oct 13, 2015, 10:52 PM

Oct 2015

The PBS special "The Roosevelts" was very good. They mentioned that TR made a trip to Europe in 1910 and came back with the observation that a large war in Europe was coming. Sadly, though, he wanted the United States into it much earlier and often goaded Woodrow Wilson to get involved.

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Thousands of Iranian troops are now in Syria for ground offensives against insurgents [View all] MowCowWhoHow III Oct 2015 OP

I wonder If Saudi troops will join in daleo Oct 2015 #1

There are many, many Saudi Wahhabi'ist volunteers in there. N/t roamer65 Oct 2015 #7

Saudi will never join SereneG Oct 2015 #17

Agree on the world war concern, can you IMAGINE any con in the WH? randys1 Oct 2015 #2

This is where WW3 will start. roamer65 Oct 2015 #8

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Intermediate Jihadis? daleo Oct 2015 #9

Intermediate religious zealotry MowCowWhoHow III Oct 2015 #10

This has a walking into WW1 feel to it. neverforget Oct 2015 #11

Theodore Roosevelt knew WW1 was coming as early as 1910. roamer65 Oct 2015 #14

I say good. Let somebody elses kids die in this mess. CanonRay Oct 2015 #12

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