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CGowen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-19-07 05:05 PM
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23. With 60% unable to find Iraq on a map, I imagine a lot of things are possible

The US may be the world's only true superpower but global domination does not equal global knowledge. A new survey shows young Americans have what can only be described as shoddy geography skills, with six out of 10 unable to locate Iraq on a map and almost half incapable of pointing to the state of Mississippi.

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The survey shows that, despite having invaded Iraq three years ago, six out of 10 Americans aged 18 to 24 cannot locate the country.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article361584.ece


She is now 29, but maybe still not that sharp.


The blowback theory, Ron Paul cites is the official line expressed by CIA and others, but if she only watches FOX NEWS she could have said Iraq had something to do with 911.

9/11, Iraq: Cheney again claims tie (March 2007)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/03/13/MNG7UOK2D61.DTL&type=printable


It's complicated to keep up with all the different stories.

Maybe she thinks there is only
1. Surprise attack by "Al-Qaeda", whoever and wherever they are.

or

2. "WTC 7 didn't just blow itself up!" like this Marine demonstrates
http://www.911blogger.com/node/8719
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