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Category: Ukraine

Edwin Starr

War, huh (good God y’all) What is it good for? Absolutely nothing

April 30, 2022 Christopher Burke Military, Protest/Resistance, Putin, Russia, Ukraine, War One comment

War, huh (good God y’all) / What is it good for? / Absolutely nothing / Say it, say it, say it / War (uh-huh), huh (yeah, huh) / What is it good for? / Absolutely nothing, / Listen to me

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Putin-Trump

How Loose Lips from Obama Hurt America and the World

March 17, 2022 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, 2020 Election, Campaigns, Humor, International, Nuclear weapons, Obama, Politics, Putin, Russia, Trump, Ukraine Leave a comment

Barack Obama was clearly one of the most cerebral and well-spoken presidents that the United States has ever had. But as odd as it may seem, two slips of his tongue may have led to the rise of the two worst dictators so far in the 21st Century.

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