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Ichingcarpenter

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2. The Military Industrial complex and bureaucracies

Reply to BeyondGeography (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 12, 2013, 10:41 AM

Feb 2013

The Drone wars started in 2004, bureaucracies do not want to put themselves out of business as do their counterparts that is a fact.
They want to grow and get more power.

Its a sick cycle especially if Cheney puts his seal of approval on it.

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Cheney backs Obama policy on drone strikes [View all] Ichingcarpenter Feb 2013 OP

CheneyCo won twice on national security BeyondGeography Feb 2013 #1

The Military Industrial complex and bureaucracies Ichingcarpenter Feb 2013 #2

Agree with just about all of that BeyondGeography Feb 2013 #5

Cheney is also suggesting that Obama is making Hagel Sec. of Defense el_bryanto Feb 2013 #3

while broken clocks are right twice/day, this isn't one of those times magical thyme Feb 2013 #4

I'm already vehemently opposed to drones; This double verifies why.... marmar Feb 2013 #6

Get ready for someone to say he is practicing reverse psychology or some other nonsense. nt Bonobo Feb 2013 #7

No surprise there. Haven't heard one complaint from the GOP on drones think Feb 2013 #8

if Cheney backs Obama policy on drone strikes, then that proves RC Feb 2013 #9

How comforting! City Lights Feb 2013 #10

Of course he does. Cheney signed this: Zorra Feb 2013 #11