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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 09:39 AM Aug 2016

"Kick their ass and take their gas."

That was a quip heard in 1980 when the Iranians took Americans hostage. Who would have thought the Republican candidate for president in 2016 could give voice to such nonsense ?

I was on the treadmill when Donald Trump said we should have stolen Iraq's oil in his foreign policy speech. I almost fell off.

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"Kick their ass and take their gas." (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2016 OP
So i guess when we invade Iran and take over, we get all the Persian rugs. tonyt53 Aug 2016 #1
Problem is that it worked in 1980 maxrandb Aug 2016 #2
We never took anybody's gas? DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2016 #3
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