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I asked the major general
\nto please be more specific.
\n"Which would you rather capture,
\nAtlantic or Pacific ?"
\nHe said his plans were secret,
\nwhich made uncommon sense.
\nFor, after all, his only goal
\nwas national defense.
\nHe said he had some tanks
\non hold and bombers in the air.
\nHe had no qualms on killing
\nthose who said this wasn’t fair.
\n"You tainted souls on union rolls
\nwho protest by the hour,
\nremember this," I heard him hiss,
\n"I’ve got the firepower."<\/p>\n

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I asked the major general to please be more specific. "Which would you rather capture, Atlantic or Pacific ?" He said his plans were secret, which made uncommon sense. For, after all, his only goal was national defense. He said he had some tanks on hold and bombers in the air. 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