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Re:U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for Third Year in a Row (2018) by earthtolazlo on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @11:59AM (#20345466)
I don’t think it’s much of a stretch to say that the only thing keeping Russian tanks out of Berlin is the US military/nuclear umbrella.
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Re:U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for Third Year in a Row (2018) by gdy on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @01:08PM (#20346276)
It is much of a stretch. Of a total lunacy variety.
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Re:U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for Third Year in a Row (2018) by natechols on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @12:39PM (#20345979)
I think this is a bit of a stretch now, but it was absolutely true - for West Berlin, at least - from 1945 through 1989.
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