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Old 03-25-2006, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Marcus1124
Nice try, but if Ramsey Clark's purpose in defending Saddam is truly patriotic, for the purpose of Protecting the U.S., please explain the following quote from Clark that undermines that very premise:



Seems a funny argument to make if HIS PURPOSE is to shield the U.S. doesn't it?
He is doing exactly what I said which is to hold people in our government that supported the regime accountable along with Saddam.
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