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Total number of comments: 3 (since 2013-11-28 16:54:13)

Mark Graham

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  • "America Does not Go Abroad in Search of Monsters to Destroy" - John Quincy Adams (Poster)
    • Mark Graham 04/29/2012 at 10:02 pm

      Dear Bill,

      If America were not following the 'Words of Wisdom' “She is the champion and vindicator only of her own.”, then why did she go into Libya, but has not gone into Syria?

      The reasons for going into Libya may be many (Revenge? Oil?) but I suspect altruism is not high on the list, or we would see it applied more frequently in other countries, where perhaps it would be more warranted.

      Regards, Mark

  • Obama and the End of Al-Qaeda
    • Mark Graham 05/02/2011 at 7:32 am

      By the way, this Guardian article goes further and suggests that even US the military involvement in Afghanistan is misdirected, and breeding further terrorist dissent:

      link to guardian.co.uk

    • Mark Graham 05/02/2011 at 7:25 am

      Hear! Hear! So well put! Thank-you for your continued devotion to peace, justice, truth and freedom -- all of those things which young arabs are sshouting for around the world at the present time. My grandfather would admire the heartening and clever observations and opinions you have put here. Keep it up!!!

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