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2. War is profitable. Propaganda in favor of war works.

Fri Dec 7, 2012, 02:12 PM

Dec 2012

If the big-money people and their politicians want war in Syrian, we are going to have it.

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The idea of entangling our military in Syria makes me nauseas [View all] Victor_c3 Dec 2012 OP

I don't think it will be former-republican Dec 2012 #4

Exactly. It would require a ground invasion. Xithras Dec 2012 #7

Yes, I have no doubt it would be extremely brutal Victor_c3 Dec 2012 #15

War is profitable. Propaganda in favor of war works. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #2

poor choice of words former-republican Dec 2012 #3

The Iraq War was entirely unprovoked cpwm17 Dec 2012 #10

exactly right n/t Victor_c3 Dec 2012 #13

You want the media to show dead people? How 'bout US troops? leftstreet Dec 2012 #5

Syria made their own with Soviet help. hack89 Dec 2012 #11

Sickening that anyone has these weapons at all. nt Mnemosyne Dec 2012 #17

Most countries including the US have destroyed their stockpiles hack89 Dec 2012 #18

me too quinnox Dec 2012 #8

Yay - another war we'll spend trillions on and not win! Initech Dec 2012 #9

Thank you Victor for your humanity PufPuf23 Dec 2012 #12

Thanks again for being here. Agony Dec 2012 #14

I find it interesting that there is so much discussion Jazzgirl Dec 2012 #16