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(...) Coincidence. No? (...) The man is obviously an idiot. JOHN (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(URL) choice of words. And, in other (URL). This, from the city that lived through The Blitz! Dave! (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd wrote: <snip> (...) This is the one bit about Canada, at least where I live, that I'm starting to have issues with. When I was oh so much younger than I am today, I'd say to all those whiny people, (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I'll just have to make do with the top-down weather and beach babes. Sigh. Warm isn't cool anymore, but cold is? What is the world coming to? -->Bruce<-- (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(URL) a nice little article, by an American, about Canada. Made me smile :) " Canadians are, as a nation, less religious than we are, according to polls. As a result, Canada's government isn't influenced by large, well-organized religious groups and (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Not even at CSX either... -HRH (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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When the going gets tough... R U N ! Bush to speed up Iraqi handover (URL) laugh, if it was not such a tragedy! Scott A (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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The Professor Takes the Gloves Off (URL) Krugman: Also, you might say that Bush has some un-earned credits from the responsibility of his predecessors. In the past, U.S. presidents have always in the end done enough of the right thing so that the (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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Uncensored Gore (URL) Franklin understood the American people better than the other three. Washington and Jefferson were nobles ? slaveholders and plantation owners. Alexander Hamilton married into a rich and powerful family and joined the upper (...) (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Actually some estimates put the figure around 20 million, counting civilians: (URL) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Not even at Halliburton? Scott A (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Just as those in the USA have forgotten France's role in America gaining independence? The last time I looked the liberation of Europe was a combined effort by ~12 nations. The last time I looked the USA had to be dragged into Europe. D-day (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) You left out "stupid". Scott A (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Indeed, 6+ million war dead. Others: Germany 6.5 million Poland 5 million Japan 2.4 million Yugoslavia 1.7 million France 600,000 Italy 500,000 Romania 500,000 Greece 450,000 Hungary 430,000 UK 350,000 Czechoslovakia 340,000 Austria 374,000 (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, John, I wanted to let you know you were wrong. I am sorry if you are not happy with the way things are, but what I see from here is a country destroyed by Americans, a people angry at yours, american soldiers dying because they have no (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Ahhhhh, Stalin, making the world safe from Tyrany! :-) (We would have irradiated Germany in addition to Japan, to answer your question) -->Bruce<-- (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) The Balkans didn't make the list? Some people have short memories. Still, I suppose after several centuries of Europe creating global wars, I have hope that Europe has learned something (now if only Dubya had actually studied in his history (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Thank God the British didn't feel that way. (...) Oh if wishing made it so! Iraq agression was ended in the first gulf war. What agression was there this time? Anyway, think that's been said before. Sr. was a far better leader than his son. (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, but in fairness -- until Japan came after us, the war was someone else's problem. Harvey correctly identifies our psycho foreign entanglements as THEE huge problem for the U.S. -- I certainly doubt the average U.S. citizen understands (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) How does one respond to this without starting a flame war... It was the Allies who 'won the war' and 'liberated Europe'. As for the rebuilding, didn't the allied nations all contribute? And wasn't it a good thing that they did? I think I may (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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