How the left betrayed my country: Iraq


	How the left betrayed my country: Iraq

caoilfhionn

7-15-2007 9:06 PM

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iraq, iraqi, baathist, human rights, protests, atrocities

caoilfhionn says:

It's interesting when you listen to what the Iraqis have to say about all this. But of course, people like Cindy Sheehan won't answer the question "what will happen to the Iraqis when we leave?"

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