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Old 11-01-2012, 10:17 PM   #85
Happy Monkey
I think this line's mostly filler.
 
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Why was Alexander so Great?
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He also did not foolishly do the equivalent of "seizing oil to pay debts". Only dumb stupid leaders do that.
I bet he did. Wars of conquest to take natural resources are a historical reality that I am not as anxious as Big Sarge for us to return to.
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