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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 05:49 PM
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why do they still call them wars?
shouldn't they just call them "contractor-protection-racket-oil-and-heroin-distribution-money-laundering-schemes"?
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Echo In Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 05:49 PM
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1. Why do you hate America?
Rec :thumbsup:
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 05:53 PM
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8. i hate america
because i remember living in it when it was different.
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Democracyinkind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 05:50 PM
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2. mainly for marketing reasons. nt
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Echo In Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 05:52 PM
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5. Basically, yes. One person's marketing scheme is another's deeply entrenched belief system
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LostInAnomie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 05:51 PM
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3. War rolls off the tongue a little better.
And, isn't quite as specific.
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 05:53 PM
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6. it needs a good german compound noun
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 05:52 PM
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4. That's a perfect name for these life- and treasury-draining endeavors. nt
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 05:53 PM
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7. Well, they do justify the killing by calling them "necessary". K&R
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tazkcmo Donating Member (668 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 05:54 PM
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9. Not at all catchy!
How about Overseas Stimulus Projects?
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Fla_Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 06:01 PM
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10. It's an acronym.
We
Are
Right
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