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Mother of all wars

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Submitted by stranchan (Ukraine), Jul 20, 2012 at 01:22

Yes, I recall his coining the phrase 'the mother of all wars', or was that coined in the first Iraq attack when Saddam was hiding in his bunkers and proclaiming victory? It seems this is not a recent development, so what is the significance? At any rate, if Bush I had completed his mission and seen it through, we would not have had to sustain the disaster that was the Iraq war and the deterioration of American images in the Western world by his son.

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That was Saddam Hussein in 1990.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
1Lies, bluster and totalitarianism [258 words]Dan SimonJul 23, 2012 01:46197365
Bluster [59 words]stanley bJul 22, 2012 18:04197357
2Bluster on large and small scales [279 words]ShishirJul 23, 2012 06:13197357
Words can cause lots of trouble [65 words]StasJul 21, 2012 00:13197340
Baghdad Bob's clones are active all over the Islamic world . [22 words]M.D.Jul 20, 2012 18:38197339
1Exaggeration:A Middle Eastern symptom [362 words]
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ShishirJul 20, 2012 01:57197329
A misunderstanding? [34 words]QuizzicalJul 21, 2012 12:46197329
Mother of all wars [85 words]
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stranchanJul 20, 2012 01:22197327

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