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What are you saying he should have diea sooner?


You're not even close. I never said that at all.

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ok ill give you a #1 on that but personally i think thats a little lame, he was dead, they payed respects to the position he held not the man (well maybe the man as well i dont know)


The pot calling the kettle black...That my friend is pretty cold and lame.

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and as to "unite various leaders" just bringing them into the same room doesnt unite them


Gets out the trusty dictionary....

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u·nite
v. u·nit·ed, u·nit·ing, u·nites
v. tr.
To bring together so as to form a whole.
To combine (people) in interest, attitude, or action: “the love that unites humanity” (Germaine Greer).
To join (a couple) in marriage.
To cause to adhere.
To have or demonstrate in combination: She unites common sense with vision.

v. intr.
To become or seem to become joined, formed, or combined into a unit.
To join and act together in a common purpose or endeavor. See Synonyms at join.
To be or become bound together by adhesion

*note: see unification

So what exactly is it then?