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Monday, January 1, 2007 12:00 AM

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Young supporters of the Iraq war take action.

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  • Wednesday, January 3, 2007 02:58 PM

    And I'm a bit more dense...

    ...than you may think, Bemused, since I'm not quite sure what you're saying. If you're alleging that we're all safer because of Dubya's Iraq campaign, I appreciate your concern but couldn't disagree more.

    We'll be lucky if the increase in hatred of, and danger to, Americans because of Iraq lasts years instead of decades or generations. That's not because of the young (and not-so-young) men and women who have been sent there, it's because of Dubya's decision to send them there.

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