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popsdenver

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28. YUP

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Reply #7)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 07:04 PM

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What McNamara did during Vietnam.....he told the recruiters and draft boards to focus on Blacks. He also lowered the minimum IQ by 20? Points........He told Johnson that he desperately need 200K-250K immediately in late 67 and Johnson agreed to it.....

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