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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumDU Word Game: "It became necessary to destroy [.....] in order to [save] it"
Originally 'the town', a quote from the Vietnam War. How about today.
It became necessary to destroy the budget in order to pass it
It became necessary to destroy social security in order to save it
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DU Word Game: "It became necessary to destroy [.....] in order to [save] it" (Original Post)
denem
Sep 2013
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Make7
(8,543 posts)1. village ( n/t )
denem
(11,045 posts)2. Actually, the original quote was 'town'. Updated text. nt
lastlib
(22,981 posts)3. Or, in GOPWorld,
"It became necessary to save Social Security (Medicare) in order to destroy it..."
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)4. "It became necessary to destroy social security in order to save it.."
Classic Pelosi/Obama.