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Obama/Cheney 2008
Well, that's a new take; Good cop/psycho cop.
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gzuckier
on
November 21, 2007
Re: Reinstitute the draft,...
Milton Friedman had a very elegant and impassioned argument against the draft. ''In the course of his [General Westmoreland's] testimony, he made the statement that he did not want to command an army of mercenaries. I [Milton Friedman] stopped him and said, 'General, would you rather command an army of slaves?' He drew himself up and said, 'I ...
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Snarfangel
on
July 23, 2007