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ballabosh

(330 posts) Thu Aug 30, 2012, 11:36 PM Aug 2012

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Has the cold war been resurrected?

Why all this talk about Russia, China and apparently invading Cuba?

Should I be instructing my daughter to duck and cover?

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Has the cold war been resurrected? (Original Post) ballabosh Aug 2012 OP

What is bringing on talk like that? Wonder how the target countries are taking that remark?nt snappyturtle Aug 2012 #1

My guess? It's the age demographic they're targeting. Lone_Star_Dem Aug 2012 #4

I'm curious about that myself (nt) ballabosh Aug 2012 #2

These people dont know how to operate without a boogieman davidn3600 Aug 2012 #3

They had a boogieman under W ballabosh Aug 2012 #6

more like civil war in America Dkc05 Aug 2012 #5

snappyturtle

(14,656 posts)

1. What is bringing on talk like that? Wonder how the target countries are taking that remark?nt

Reply to ballabosh (Original post)

Thu Aug 30, 2012, 11:44 PM

Aug 2012

Lone_Star_Dem

(28,158 posts)

4. My guess? It's the age demographic they're targeting.

Reply to snappyturtle (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 30, 2012, 11:57 PM

Aug 2012

Total guess on my part.

ballabosh

(330 posts)

2. I'm curious about that myself (nt)

Reply to ballabosh (Original post)

Thu Aug 30, 2012, 11:54 PM

Aug 2012

davidn3600

(6,342 posts)

3. These people dont know how to operate without a boogieman

Reply to ballabosh (Original post)

Thu Aug 30, 2012, 11:55 PM

Aug 2012

ballabosh

(330 posts)

6. They had a boogieman under W

Reply to davidn3600 (Reply #3)

Fri Aug 31, 2012, 12:02 AM

Aug 2012

His name was Osama Bin Laden. They ignored him. Oh, probably because he was a millionaire relative of our "ally."

I forgot, rich people are our friends. Stupid of me.

Dkc05

(375 posts)

5. more like civil war in America

Reply to ballabosh (Original post)

Fri Aug 31, 2012, 12:00 AM

Aug 2012

Very scary

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