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Mon Nov-30-09 12:23 PM
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| 8. would you please offer suggestions for improvement? |
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I really tried hard to make the questions as simple and straightforward as possible: Do you support sending additional troops and escalating the war or do you not? How is that a "loaded question?"
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| -do you support escalation of the war against Afghanistan? |
mike_c |
Nov-30-09 12:18 PM |
#0 |
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Oppose (nt) |
bigwillq |
Nov-30-09 12:18 PM |
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Shit no, I do not support it. |
tekisui |
Nov-30-09 12:20 PM |
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Unrec for loaded question nt |
Dreamer Tatum |
Nov-30-09 12:21 PM |
#3 |
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would you please offer suggestions for improvement? |
mike_c |
Nov-30-09 12:23 PM |
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Unrec for asking questions |
Oregone |
Nov-30-09 12:26 PM |
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LOL! |
Kaleva |
Nov-30-09 02:07 PM |
#48 |
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Clearly you don't understand the situation in the Middle East... |
JuniperLea |
Nov-30-09 12:33 PM |
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ahh-- is this the basis for your objection below? |
mike_c |
Nov-30-09 12:36 PM |
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I don't yet know his reasons or plan... nor do you... |
JuniperLea |
Nov-30-09 03:32 PM |
#62 |
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I don't make a hobby out of Obama bashing but there is enough information |
EFerrari |
Nov-30-09 03:48 PM |
#72 |
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You don't know for sure that this is what's happening... |
JuniperLea |
Nov-30-09 05:47 PM |
#92 |
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If that happens I'll eat my keyboard. |
EFerrari |
Nov-30-09 07:54 PM |
#95 |
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You might have to dip it in chocolate.... |
JuniperLea |
Nov-30-09 08:18 PM |
#96 |
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But that's exactly what I said and what others have predicted. |
EFerrari |
Nov-30-09 08:57 PM |
#100 |
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the poll asks whether DUers support escalation or not-- irrespective of Obama's... |
mike_c |
Nov-30-09 03:49 PM |
#74 |
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Bullshit... |
JuniperLea |
Nov-30-09 05:45 PM |
#91 |
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It's not a war "against" Afghanistan, and it's not "escalation" |
Dreamer Tatum |
Nov-30-09 01:00 PM |
#31 |
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well, the additional troops are going SOMEWHERE... |
mike_c |
Nov-30-09 01:14 PM |
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How is sending 34,000 additional troops "not an escalation"? |
Flaneur |
Nov-30-09 02:04 PM |
#47 |
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When it's a calculated plan to get us out once and for all... |
JuniperLea |
Nov-30-09 03:34 PM |
#64 |
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ahh-- the "fucking for virginity" argument.... |
mike_c |
Nov-30-09 04:28 PM |
#82 |
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Bullshit... bullshit... bullshit, with a side of extra crispy straw man... |
JuniperLea |
Nov-30-09 05:48 PM |
#93 |
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Hear, hear! |
Individualist |
Nov-30-09 08:21 PM |
#98 |
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"we are not there to dispose of the government" |
Oregone |
Nov-30-09 02:29 PM |
#54 |
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Plus we haven't heard Obama speak to this... |
JuniperLea |
Nov-30-09 03:31 PM |
#60 |
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the poll is to solicit DUers opinions, not Obama's.... |
mike_c |
Nov-30-09 03:53 PM |
#75 |
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Sorry, the poll is bullshit... |
JuniperLea |
Nov-30-09 05:43 PM |
#90 |
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good idea-- let's give those arguments a week or so to sink in... |
mike_c |
Nov-30-09 04:41 PM |
#83 |
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I'm down... |
JuniperLea |
Nov-30-09 05:42 PM |
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no worries-- I'll PM in a week or so.... |
mike_c |
Nov-30-09 05:52 PM |
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Right. It's really ending the war, de-escalation and bringing the troops home! War is Peace! |
Better Believe It |
Nov-30-09 03:35 PM |
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The dishonesty, it burns. |
EFerrari |
Nov-30-09 03:39 PM |
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Since the President calls it a 'war' over and over, I think we can call it a 'war'. |
Prometheus Bound |
Nov-30-09 03:42 PM |
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we haven't 'declared' war against any nation since '41. |
Warren Stupidity |
Dec-01-09 06:00 AM |
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Nail meet hammar |
Caretha |
Dec-01-09 07:29 AM |
#113 |
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Rec against douchebags |
Zhade |
Nov-30-09 09:46 PM |
#102 |
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+1 (nt) |
Posteritatis |
Dec-06-09 07:37 PM |
#120 |
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would the folks voting "Other" please explain their meaning? |
mike_c |
Nov-30-09 12:21 PM |
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I don't see this as "escalation", if sending in 40,000 troops will enable us |
old mark |
Nov-30-09 12:23 PM |
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you think the additional troops will end the war? |
mike_c |
Nov-30-09 12:27 PM |
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I do. I also think it will make troops in country marginally safer. |
quiller4 |
Nov-30-09 05:27 PM |
#86 |
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yes, it's time to turn out the lights and leave |
unabelladonna |
Nov-30-09 01:31 PM |
#38 |
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I agree with you there, but it won't happen that way. |
old mark |
Nov-30-09 01:35 PM |
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escalations are always to 'end the war'. |
Warren Stupidity |
Dec-01-09 06:02 AM |
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I oppose and always have opposed. |
enlightenment |
Nov-30-09 12:23 PM |
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Wonder how many escalation supporters would answer honestly, your question? |
SammyWinstonJack |
Nov-30-09 12:41 PM |
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yes, it would be... |
mike_c |
Nov-30-09 12:42 PM |
#28 |
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True. |
enlightenment |
Nov-30-09 02:09 PM |
#49 |
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It's also "consistent" with McCains campaign statements. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Nov-30-09 12:23 PM |
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an excellent point.... |
mike_c |
Nov-30-09 12:24 PM |
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Oppose militarization, period |
Echo In Light |
Nov-30-09 12:24 PM |
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+1 n/t |
malaise |
Nov-30-09 05:07 PM |
#85 |
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But, but...he made a campaign PROMISE! |
Oregone |
Nov-30-09 12:25 PM |
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I can't say that I do or do not support it. |
Cant trust em |
Nov-30-09 12:27 PM |
#13 |
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thank you.... |
mike_c |
Nov-30-09 12:29 PM |
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Yes, Obama made history in November 2008. He can do whatever he wants. n/t |
newtothegame |
Nov-30-09 12:27 PM |
#14 |
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No |
BeFree |
Nov-30-09 12:28 PM |
#16 |
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Yeah... we should outlaw sarees just in case... |
JuniperLea |
Nov-30-09 12:32 PM |
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You are assuming that Al Qaeda would reuse old tactics. |
MilesColtrane |
Nov-30-09 12:33 PM |
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So |
BeFree |
Nov-30-09 12:35 PM |
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1) Nobody knows. |
MilesColtrane |
Nov-30-09 01:38 PM |
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War against Afghanistan? |
JuniperLea |
Nov-30-09 12:29 PM |
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please clarify.... |
mike_c |
Nov-30-09 12:34 PM |
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There is no war against Afghanistan... |
JuniperLea |
Nov-30-09 03:30 PM |
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Try telling that to the Afghans. |
Flaneur |
Nov-30-09 03:33 PM |
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Pointless statement... |
JuniperLea |
Nov-30-09 03:36 PM |
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Do you think our "smart" bombs only hit al Qaida "strongholds" |
EFerrari |
Nov-30-09 03:41 PM |
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This kind of thing helps no one... |
JuniperLea |
Nov-30-09 05:40 PM |
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That's a distinction without a difference. |
EFerrari |
Nov-30-09 08:19 PM |
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then WHERE are we spending all that money and sending all those troops to die? |
mike_c |
Nov-30-09 04:02 PM |
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Absolutely do NOT support, and nothing he says will change that. |
closeupready |
Nov-30-09 12:34 PM |
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No. |
chill_wind |
Nov-30-09 12:34 PM |
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No troops. Bring them home. |
immoderate |
Nov-30-09 12:51 PM |
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I oppose all wars that are not in ACTUAL defense of the United States of America |
Sebastian Doyle |
Nov-30-09 12:53 PM |
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Thank you. Me too. Exactly. |
Sparky 1 |
Nov-30-09 09:55 PM |
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Other: I'm waiting to hear what Obama's strategy will be before I make my mind up |
Turborama |
Nov-30-09 01:05 PM |
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have you seen this post? |
mike_c |
Nov-30-09 01:09 PM |
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Yes I have and that's why I said "definitive" |
Turborama |
Nov-30-09 01:39 PM |
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No, no, a thousand times, no. |
StarfarerBill |
Nov-30-09 01:06 PM |
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The USA resembles NAZI Germany more and more every day. |
Octafish |
Nov-30-09 01:19 PM |
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There's great potential for learning here, although I have my doubts... |
Echo In Light |
Nov-30-09 01:32 PM |
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we're running about 5 to 1 in opposition to escalating the war, so far.... |
mike_c |
Nov-30-09 01:29 PM |
#37 |
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Strong support? From what I have seen since I've been here, DU is strongly anti- the Afghanistan war |
Turborama |
Nov-30-09 01:47 PM |
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I've had a number of discussions recently in which DUers expressed... |
mike_c |
Nov-30-09 01:50 PM |
#45 |
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Poll results here can be trusted as much as any on line poll. |
Kaleva |
Nov-30-09 02:13 PM |
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is there another way to guage the sentiment of DUers...? |
mike_c |
Nov-30-09 02:19 PM |
#52 |
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Given the margin, I'd say the poll is pretty suggestive as you say. |
Kaleva |
Nov-30-09 02:52 PM |
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I don't see sending additional and necessary troops as escalation |
quiller4 |
Nov-30-09 01:34 PM |
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he is not limited to the options presented to him--he's president. |
yurbud |
Nov-30-09 02:01 PM |
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unless all the options are genuinely bad.... |
mike_c |
Nov-30-09 02:12 PM |
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like Vietnam. Nixon continued the war for five more years then took the deal North offered LBJ |
yurbud |
Nov-30-09 02:58 PM |
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an excellent analogy, IMO.... |
mike_c |
Nov-30-09 04:06 PM |
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It is a pretty simple word with a pretty clear meaning. |
Warren Stupidity |
Dec-01-09 06:03 AM |
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OPPOSE. |
Soylent Brice |
Nov-30-09 02:24 PM |
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I'm for immediate withdrawal of our troops there. Not being able to |
Vidar |
Nov-30-09 02:37 PM |
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Oppose. |
redwitch |
Nov-30-09 02:59 PM |
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We're not fighting a "war against Afghanistan". We prop up the bogus government of Afghanistan. |
laststeamtrain |
Nov-30-09 03:32 PM |
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I disagree.... |
mike_c |
Nov-30-09 04:11 PM |
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Right on, Mike. |
EFerrari |
Nov-30-09 03:39 PM |
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War is Terrorism with a Bigger Budget |
leftstreet |
Nov-30-09 03:43 PM |
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"Politics is the shadow cast by big business over society." — John Dewey |
Echo In Light |
Nov-30-09 03:55 PM |
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Thoroughly and completely oppose, Professor Mike |
Nikki Stone1 |
Nov-30-09 03:48 PM |
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FUCK NO! ...damn it all to hell ...fuckin stupid ass mutha fuckas |
L0oniX |
Nov-30-09 04:02 PM |
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still running nearly six to one opposed, with 1000 views, 138 votes, and 80 replies.... |
mike_c |
Nov-30-09 04:22 PM |
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OPPOSE |
Eyerish |
Nov-30-09 04:54 PM |
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Excellent question |
rollingrock |
Nov-30-09 05:31 PM |
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Hell No! |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Nov-30-09 08:22 PM |
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Self delete... |
Cid_B |
Nov-30-09 09:43 PM |
#101 |
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Oppose strongly! |
donheld |
Nov-30-09 10:32 PM |
#104 |
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i'm with you |
barbtries |
Dec-01-09 02:09 AM |
#105 |
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dup |
yodoobo |
Dec-01-09 03:25 AM |
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Other - I Support Obama's decision |
yodoobo |
Dec-01-09 03:25 AM |
#106 |
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whatever you are smoking, please pass me some |
Skittles |
Dec-01-09 03:28 AM |
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I chose "other" ... |
gleaner |
Dec-01-09 04:16 AM |
#108 |
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Go back to basic English... |
hayu_lol |
Dec-01-09 06:58 AM |
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Thanks for your concern .... |
gleaner |
Dec-01-09 06:09 PM |
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War! Good God you all. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing. |
RedCloud |
Dec-01-09 07:32 AM |
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War means tears to thousands of mothers eyes |
DesertRat |
Dec-02-09 09:34 PM |
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-- |
mdmc |
Dec-06-09 06:55 PM |
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Oppose, unless the 30k troops are used to help facilitate an immediate withdrawal. |
Swamp Rat |
Dec-06-09 07:01 PM |
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good to see this..i was beginning to think du had become an unrecognizable site.. |
xiamiam |
Dec-06-09 07:06 PM |
#119 |
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