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"The Road to Hell" - Iraqi Refugees
Marcariel
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9-20-2007 11:42 AM
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refugees
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bush administration
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humanitarian
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immigration
Marcariel
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I vividly remember watching the Vietnamese employees and families of the American Embassy struggling and crying to get out of the country when the U.S. withdrew.
The news videos and still photos were frightening and heartbreaking.
http://www.fototime.com/34F181AC0E828BE/orig.jpg
I see this is happening again ... in slow motion. Sad, but predictable.
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