Phoebe Loosinhouse
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Tue Jul-24-07 09:38 PM
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Historical context- the French helped us depose a despot, but they didn't hang around and occupy |
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Yes, it's always nice to help burgeoning republics and get them on your side, but you definitely don't have to set up "Coalition Provisional Authorities" and fight all the internal wars for generations to come.
Bush needs to take a lesson from LaFayette.
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Demeter
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Tue Jul-24-07 09:42 PM
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1. Because Shortly Thereafter, France's Despot Was Deposed |
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Believe me, if Louis could have afforded the costs and the troops, he would have given it the old college try!
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MadMaddie
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Tue Jul-24-07 09:46 PM
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2. The French were in Vietnam and got ambushed and got the hell |
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out of there....not the US....
Besides *doesn't read or believe in history...he believes in making his own so he can be judged by future historians...
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