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Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)
14. Yes Twain knew the hype
Sun Feb 17, 2013, 03:16 PM
Feb 2013

I remember posting it during the war.

The odd thing with me is that the Gulf of Tonkin incident was oddly a personal acquaintance to the parties involved.

The Morrisons went to my school and his Dad the admiral, played it up in Congress. I meet him and his sons and daughter but not Jim.

Only later did I realize what a lie that was killing my classmates and friends.


I said when the war broke out in Iraq we will win the battles but the peace will be eluding us for years with much hubris and loss. I smelled a rat and was proven right.


I studied the Ancient .Greek wars after that and the misadventures in Sicily.
Hubris.

Ten fucking years.....
and no ending in sight for the never ending war that finances the ever growing military industrial complex and robs this nation of its wealth, hope, freedom and liberties.

We need for bases to cover our bases.

Your government LIES TO YOU. History has proven that.


I think you've said it annabanana Feb 2013 #1
What's inside your TV Ichingcarpenter Feb 2013 #2
Set the right emotional stage (fear of terror, anger, national pride) TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #3
Thus ..... Classic Conditioning Ichingcarpenter Feb 2013 #6
Chuck Hagel bought the lies and sold the lies and we are supposed to support him and so now Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #4
Smart rich liars in our government ...what could go wrong??? n/t L0oniX Feb 2013 #5
How I explained it to my daughters - you only need to hear something twice to believe it possible bhikkhu Feb 2013 #7
That's ridiculous, I've never heard that before ;) Fumesucker Feb 2013 #9
The logic of language is for belief to be the default position cthulu2016 Feb 2013 #17
Hmm... A national wink and a nudge conspiracy to do the wrong thing Fumesucker Feb 2013 #8
Yes Twain knew the hype Ichingcarpenter Feb 2013 #14
No, it wasn't "known". Maybe in the fevered minds of the know-it-alls on DU. A preponderance KittyWampus Feb 2013 #10
To ascertain TRUTH is NOT to have "fevered minds." IT IS TO HAVE WISDOM. BTW: Valerie Plame KNEW. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #11
So England could magically keep it from happening? Same Brits who safeguarded Kelly? KittyWampus Feb 2013 #12
I cannot find the link, so I edited. But suffice it to say what I read was of an INadvertent dis- WinkyDink Feb 2013 #13
I guess it hinges on what is meant by "known". If people didnt "know" because they believed rhett o rick Feb 2013 #15
I chose my words carefully. *At the time of the invasion* it was known. cthulu2016 Feb 2013 #16
The 21st century US is one giant milgram experiment. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2013 #18
Those who would not are called liberals. johnnyreb Feb 2013 #19
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