US withdraws nuclear bombs from Britain


	US withdraws nuclear bombs from Britain

masbury

6-27-2008 8:04 PM

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masbury says:

Apparently, under orders of GWB. Well, way to go, GWB.

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6-28-2008 11:08 AM

Yassin_M

Good news .... Thank you at last we have a small ray of hope in a dark world.

6-28-2008 11:10 AM

blueridge

The US should not have any nuclear arms on any foreign soil. Israel is not mentioned.

6-28-2008 12:43 PM

ratilfar

Huzzah!

6-30-2008 12:15 PM

masbury

How true! I yearn for a government that openly renounces the policy of world domination.

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