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Ike on war...
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RE: Ike on war...
(November 1, 2019 at 9:13 am)Brian37 Wrote:
(November 1, 2019 at 9:01 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Innit funny how a guy who (you think) claimed that war is 'something to be avoided at all costs' started your country's involvement in the Viet Nam debacle?

And why would a man who claimed to hate war spend almost his entire adult life as a soldier? 

And Harry Callahan was a cop, not a soldier.  Try to stay on topic.

Boru

If you want to pin me down to a "perfect" president, in our history, fuck off.

I will never claim Ike was perfect. I will argue that many in American history took war seriously and did not look at it as a default position. 

Many doctors can tell you they hate operating on gunshot victims, but they don't get into the field just to say, "Shoot people so I can make a living."

So, my 'try to stay on topic' advice didn't take.  As expected.

Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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Ike on war... - by Brian37 - November 1, 2019 at 4:22 am
RE: Ike on war... - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 1, 2019 at 5:30 am
RE: Ike on war... - by Brian37 - November 1, 2019 at 5:38 am
RE: Ike on war... - by Anomalocaris - November 2, 2019 at 12:56 pm
RE: Ike on war... - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 1, 2019 at 5:44 am
RE: Ike on war... - by Brian37 - November 1, 2019 at 5:47 am
RE: Ike on war... - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 1, 2019 at 5:48 am
RE: Ike on war... - by Brian37 - November 1, 2019 at 5:50 am
RE: Ike on war... - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 1, 2019 at 6:00 am
RE: Ike on war... - by Brian37 - November 1, 2019 at 8:14 am
RE: Ike on war... - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 1, 2019 at 8:17 am
RE: Ike on war... - by Brian37 - November 1, 2019 at 8:23 am
RE: Ike on war... - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 1, 2019 at 8:29 am
RE: Ike on war... - by Brian37 - November 1, 2019 at 8:54 am
RE: Ike on war... - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 1, 2019 at 9:01 am
RE: Ike on war... - by Brian37 - November 1, 2019 at 9:13 am
RE: Ike on war... - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 1, 2019 at 9:15 am
RE: Ike on war... - by onlinebiker - November 1, 2019 at 8:35 am
RE: Ike on war... - by The Grand Nudger - November 1, 2019 at 9:26 am
RE: Ike on war... - by Brian37 - November 1, 2019 at 9:51 am
RE: Ike on war... - by Mister Agenda - November 1, 2019 at 10:08 am
RE: Ike on war... - by Brian37 - November 1, 2019 at 4:25 pm
RE: Ike on war... - by The Grand Nudger - November 1, 2019 at 10:16 am
RE: Ike on war... - by Brian37 - November 1, 2019 at 10:25 am
RE: Ike on war... - by The Grand Nudger - November 1, 2019 at 10:35 am
RE: Ike on war... - by Brian37 - November 1, 2019 at 10:52 am
RE: Ike on war... - by The Grand Nudger - November 1, 2019 at 4:34 pm
RE: Ike on war... - by EgoDeath - November 2, 2019 at 3:13 am
RE: Ike on war... - by The Grand Nudger - November 2, 2019 at 8:06 am
RE: Ike on war... - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 2, 2019 at 8:57 am
RE: Ike on war... - by EgoDeath - November 2, 2019 at 1:50 pm
RE: Ike on war... - by The Grand Nudger - November 2, 2019 at 9:29 am
RE: Ike on war... - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 2, 2019 at 9:34 am
RE: Ike on war... - by Brian37 - November 2, 2019 at 9:43 am
RE: Ike on war... - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 2, 2019 at 10:08 am
RE: Ike on war... - by The Grand Nudger - November 2, 2019 at 9:42 am
RE: Ike on war... - by arewethereyet - November 2, 2019 at 1:47 pm
RE: Ike on war... - by The Grand Nudger - November 2, 2019 at 9:45 am
RE: Ike on war... - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 2, 2019 at 10:09 am
RE: Ike on war... - by The Grand Nudger - November 2, 2019 at 10:14 am
RE: Ike on war... - by The Grand Nudger - November 2, 2019 at 1:54 pm
RE: Ike on war... - by arewethereyet - November 2, 2019 at 2:14 pm
RE: Ike on war... - by The Grand Nudger - November 2, 2019 at 2:15 pm
RE: Ike on war... - by Gawdzilla Sama - November 2, 2019 at 2:31 pm
RE: Ike on war... - by The Grand Nudger - November 2, 2019 at 2:50 pm
RE: Ike on war... - by Gawdzilla Sama - November 2, 2019 at 3:21 pm

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