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Old 12-03-2007, 02:06 AM
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Scorched earth is an excellent policy, it has yet to fail. Kill them all and let God sort them out.
I dunno, it didn't work for WW2 Germany. If enough people get wind of it, the ongoing scorched earth campaign that is, and determine that they want to put a stop to it, scorched earth can backfire in a big way.

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Old 12-03-2007, 12:45 PM
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I dunno, it didn't work for WW2 Germany. If enough people get wind of it, the ongoing scorched earth campaign that is, and determine that they want to put a stop to it, scorched earth can backfire in a big way.
It worked for the Russians!
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Old 12-03-2007, 01:42 PM
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my kid read the piece about child labor; now he want reperations: what do I tell him????
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Old 12-03-2007, 01:44 PM
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my kid read the piece about child labor; now he want reperations: what do I tell him????
Sure. Then price out what it takes to raise him and send him the bill. Include your time and other expenses and ask him, like Dad did in Calvin and Hobbs, is that a "gift or a loan"?
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my kid read the piece about child labor; now he want reperations: what do I tell him????
To take up a great American past time, sue someone!

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