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  • Oh, and the best strategy coming from Israel is scalate the capture of two foot soldiers to a full blown war with the neighboring countries?

    Think Progress » McCain panders to neocons. 2006

  • If today’s insurgency doesn’t work enough fine to make the USA forces get out of Iraq, the methods will scalate.

    Think Progress » 3800. 2006

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