Mina Kumar wrote:
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> Viz. S11, because there's only so much of "We never attack civilians" and
> "they hate us because we're free and democratic" and "America has now seen
> evil" that I can take before my gag reflex self-activates.
>
When you get enough of this to activate your gag reflex, you are probably talking to someone who (at least for the present) is not going to be won to the anti-war cause anyhow, so gag away -- perhaps a little cultural shock will pay off in his/her case a few years from now.
Carrol