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Strikes Out

media quotes some sources "a major blow" is said, and on, and on, they go high-flying low-res video of many, many miles below pressin' technology's clout to takin' part in takin' out stamping listed targets one, to number none gets to meet oblivion's keeper Hellfire missiles deemed cheaper than puttin' brave boys out where explosive noise is what would the constituents say? the press would have a field day! pointin' fingers, backseat drivers callin' callous, callin' liars! they don't know what's out there they don't think we know, or care that blowin' up is tearin' down, an' tearin' down is buildin' up democratic principle all around sure hits a terrorist's closeup - that greyish blur monitored I'm sure was just a mangy dog animosity is not what it's about freedom's beyond any self-doubt collaterally accept and blot it out it isn't a old woman, it isn't a kid know what we know, hidin' what's did that's why we just keep dronin' on believin' someday we'll finally have won © Goode Guy 2013-07-19

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