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Brave America ran away! Bravely ran away, away! When danger reared its ugly head, it bravely turned its tail and fled! (hexbear.net)

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did-someone did someone get addicted to power projection?

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[-] Xx_Aru_xX@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

In a now famous interview with the Iraqi leader, U.S. Ambassador April Glaspie told Saddam, '[W]e have no opinion on the Arab-Arab conflicts, like your border disagreement with Kuwait. ' The U.S. State Department had earlier told Saddam that Washington had 'no special defense or security commitments to Kuwait.