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Sunday, November 30, 2008 12:00 AM

The Dangers of Revisionism: Tom Friedman tries to hide his "very big stick"

Re-writing the history of the Iraq War threatens to suppress the vital lessons that should be learned from it.

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  • Sunday, November 30, 2008 09:27 AM

    Well, boys....

    ...didn't mean to start a confessional today so, as the saying goes, "It ain't the meat, it's the motion."

    Unfortunately, our current contestant for Jebbie's Troll of the Day award appears to be lacking in not only the above categories, but that of imagination as well.

    Tim3, if our visitor is, indeed, of the male affectation, then joining "menses" will do him no good. It's not a club he can aspire to with his current equipment, however challenged it may be. ;-}

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