Tuesday, March 01, 2011

Not a steel beach this time

As we watch our grandfathers invade north Africa for the second time in our history

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  1. Third time, actually. Don't forget the wars against the Barbary Pirates, back in Jefferson's administration. It's where "the shores of Tripoli" in the Marine Hymn came from.

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  2. That's what I was thinking about, when was the other time?

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  3. Whoops, you're right. I was thinking that if we go in again it will be for the third time. My apologies.

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