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Old 01-05-2012, 11:55 AM
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Protest to the war in Mexico

More people die on the Texas/Mexican border every year than died during the Vietnam War every year.

Kidnap rates are higher than in the worst parts of the Middle East.

Busloads of Mexican civilians are being stopped, the men killed, the women raped and the teens forced to fight and kill each other.

Gangs are out of control and are armed with US guns.

The list goes on and on.
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Old 01-05-2012, 12:16 PM
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but the drugs, we need their drugs here, for recreation.
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Old 01-05-2012, 02:23 PM
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More people die on the Texas/Mexican border every year than died during the Vietnam War every year.
i find that hard to believe, but then that sentence is difficult to understand.

the US dropped more bombs on vietnam than all the bombs that were dropped during WW2 (this includes both the axis and the allies)
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Old 01-05-2012, 04:49 PM
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Atrocity-wise it's as bad as a real war. Every couple of weeks there's new or videos of decapitated heads or videotaped decapitation. Armed squads targeting children's birthdays and weddings. A whole generation of women in Juarez slaughtered for fun. Makes the human sacrifice of the Aztecs seem almost trivial.
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Support your local Meth House. Make sure your drugs are Made In The USA. Keep it local and sustainable.
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its pretty sick though, the US turns a blind eye, since they pretty much supply these people with the weapons, money and power to do all this. all the while reaping the benefits. occupy juarez!
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i find that hard to believe, but then that sentence is difficult to understand.

the US dropped more bombs on vietnam than all the bombs that were dropped during WW2 (this includes both the axis and the allies)
dropping bombs on jungles isn't the same as dropping them on cities.

i can't find the original article that made the comparison unfortunately.

if you look at the vietnam death toll for us soldiers, the most that died in 1 year was less than 17,000.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam...alties#By_Year
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Old 01-09-2012, 09:31 AM
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^ your logic and fact checking is faulty.
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Old 01-09-2012, 09:36 AM
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your mama doesn't seem to mind.
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Old 01-09-2012, 10:38 AM
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regardless, your statement about vietnam is still faulty.
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Old 01-09-2012, 11:08 AM
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which statement?
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who cares? i know you don't.

why not just stay focused on your topic?
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Old 01-09-2012, 11:18 AM
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have you done any research yourself? or are you prodding me in order that I do it for you?

from what i can find, more than 40,000 people have been killed by mexican drug cartels in recent years.

that's not too far off from the vietnam body count in terms of US soldiers.

i'm still looking for the original article where i read the comparison.
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