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Old 06-20-2010, 08:24 AM   #1
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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla View Post
Spexx, has it escaped your notice that Democratic Administrations have not for decades actually seriously attempted to decisively win any wars? They are no less eager, on the record, to get into the shooting than Republican Administrations, but the record says that somehow they never believe in actually winning in such clashes. They're not in it to win.
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The last Democratic President to win a war was Truman. The last Dem President to attempt it was Johnson. For God's sake, even that was two generations ago.
The Bosnian war....with a combination of military force and forceful diplomacy (Dayton accord)....and only one US casualty.
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