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Uncle Joe

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2. That reminds me of Winston Churchill's quote

Reply to twodogsbarking (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 24, 2024, 10:24 AM

Aug 2024

"Americans will always do the right thing, only after they have tried everything else."

We can be slow learners, but I also believe the Internet is speeding up time in regards to public consciousness.

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50 years ago: CBS News report from Vietnam sparked U.S. outrage [View all] Uncle Joe Aug 2024 OP

This was 1965. It ended in 1975. twodogsbarking Aug 2024 #1

That reminds me of Winston Churchill's quote Uncle Joe Aug 2024 #2

As an aside, the Gulf of Tonkin misinformation occurred sixty years ago this month. n/t John1956PA Aug 2024 #3