The Iraq war and the American People.


	The Iraq war and the American People.

Packrat61

3-20-2008 7:47 AM

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iraq, war

Packrat61 says:

Cafferty says it all here.

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3-20-2008 11:42 AM

papananook

Not all...but well said, anyway.

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