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Explain Like I'm Five

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[โ€“] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 9 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

In the end people don't want to sent their sons to the meatgrinder if not absolutely necessary. There are the obvious exceptions of the rule.

[โ€“] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 points 4 hours ago

They did when they sent them to iraq and Afghanistan

French wen into Mali twice.

They are fine sending their sons die there...