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pinboy3niner

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7. Give them crdit for this: They won't buy this idiot's plan

Reply to EFerrari (Reply #5)

Tue Feb 14, 2012, 02:19 AM

Feb 2012

And if he's the one who leaked the internal discussion, he's really an idiot. 'Lobbying' like this is really stupid. And, for all their faults, the Pentagon brass knows better than to delegate that kind of decision-making to that level.

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What's restraining them now? gratuitous Feb 2012 #3

how Argentinean MisterP Feb 2012 #4

Oh, give the Pentagon credit. They've globalized the Salvador Option. n/t EFerrari Feb 2012 #5

Give them crdit for this: They won't buy this idiot's plan pinboy3niner Feb 2012 #7

Life imitates art. lpbk2713 Feb 2012 #6

exactly how surprised should I act? nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #8