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Pinterest? Ooooh... Nuclear War.... onehandle Jun 2013 #1
What's your point? AverageJoe90 Jun 2013 #9
Once the cost/benefit analysis reveals that more profits can be had, sure. Why not? reusrename Jun 2013 #71
It wouldn't happen with a full-scale war, though(hell, there probably wouldn't be ANY economy.). n/t AverageJoe90 Jun 2013 #73
We've passed the point where some folks think they can make money from dropping nukes. reusrename Jun 2013 #74
Minot, N.D. too... Lost for days... Forget about suitcase nukes. freshwest Jun 2013 #75
I don't think so, TBH. AverageJoe90 Jun 2013 #77
American arrogance: drawing 'The Lines' around the globe n/t leftstreet Jun 2013 #2
+1 L0oniX Jun 2013 #28
I was disidoro01 Jun 2013 #3
We are gonna.... Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #5
Holy shit... SomethingFishy Jun 2013 #8
All the members of Congress, before voting on a "Syrian Resolution" MattBaggins Jun 2013 #12
more billions of dollars flushed down the toilet...why movonne Jun 2013 #57
"now we will have to give up our social security and medicare to finance this farce"...and lunasun Jun 2013 #61
Excellent graphic. Saved for future use. Thanks. n/t Laelth Jun 2013 #81
Unless i missed a recent report, President Obama seems to be holding the line against getting hedgehog Jun 2013 #4
NYT: U.S. Is Said to Plan to Send Weapons to Syrian Rebels Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #7
What weapons manufacturers does Bill Clinton have a stake in? MattBaggins Jun 2013 #14
He's pretty tight with the Carlyle Group. bluedigger Jun 2013 #22
That's all a coincidence, whatever you're getting at. I'm sure it's just a coincidence. Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #23
I dunno, you tell me Catherina Jun 2013 #26
Don't you be subversive! You're subversing all over the place! This is bipartisanship! nt Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #29
The whole bullshit quagmire know as Iraq was an industrial size gravy spigot MattBaggins Jun 2013 #31
those fuckers are fucking with intel. no way this is an honest appraisal of the situation Whisp Jun 2013 #38
Where McCain's argument falls apart is that Clinton wasn't a Liberal. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #47
I agree. He WAS holding the line quite admirably. Laelth Jun 2013 #82
Eh. Let China buy their guns. aquart Jun 2013 #6
We can't let China get in on this. Then they get the goodies. We can't let them have the goodies. Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #11
They ARE already. aquart Jun 2013 #17
Oil is different. We shouldn't stop them. It'll probably de-commify them unintentionally. Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #21
thx iamsdaaz Jun 2013 #10
Huh? uppityperson Jun 2013 #62
This message was self-deleted by its author Warren Stupidity Jun 2013 #13
Warren, this time it's going to be different. I'm telling you. We can change them. I can smell it Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #15
We are not the World's policeman NightWatcher Jun 2013 #16
I agree with you 100% but what better way than a new war front to divert snappyturtle Jun 2013 #50
Oh yes, plus the MIC really wants a 20 war around Iran NightWatcher Jun 2013 #55
Ah, but this does concern us. Laelth Jun 2013 #83
If you don't have a line, then you may have a point! Fantastic Anarchist Jun 2013 #18
Resources: spent vs received. ManiacJoe Jun 2013 #19
Does Syria have anything we want? Of they do. RC Jun 2013 #43
What do we gain from that? ManiacJoe Jun 2013 #48
Control is what we gain. RC Jun 2013 #53
We want Iran's oil. Laelth Jun 2013 #84
Thanks for connecting the dots. ManiacJoe Jun 2013 #102
Geopolitics makes my skin crawl. Laelth Jun 2013 #104
We don't need more war. We don't want more war. geckosfeet Jun 2013 #20
Shut up and eat your peas. Catherina Jun 2013 #27
We can say we have drawn a line. But when the line is crossed as it may have been then what we are totodeinhere Jun 2013 #24
Atrocities, schmatrocities! George Washington cannibalized 2 British generals and a drummer boy. Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #25
Interesting point on the rebel issue. MattBaggins Jun 2013 #35
They don't care anymore about Syrian Christians than they did Iraqi Christians. Religion is just freshwest Jun 2013 #76
We have always been at war with Assad, despite what you may believe you've heard kenny blankenship Jun 2013 #39
You're right! We have always been at war with Eastasia and allied to Eurasia eridani Jun 2013 #54
Curious to think that the sky is the same for everybody, in Eurasia or Eastasia as well as here.... lunasun Jun 2013 #67
Terrorists and TRAITORS. sibelian Jun 2013 #90
The line that got crossed was that Assad started winning after a long spell of losing. kenny blankenship Jun 2013 #30
I was having deja vu over Iran/Iraq war earlier. reusrename Jun 2013 #72
I say ...give Syria to Monstanto. L0oniX Jun 2013 #32
^ This. And if Monsanto wants to patent Syrians afterward, we can expedite that. nt Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #34
GMO their asses! L0oniX Jun 2013 #36
And if they want to have kids they better pony up the appropriate licensing fee. Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #96
Russia is going to get deeply involved in sending weapons to the Syrian military newmember Jun 2013 #33
I sincerely hope that Russia vetoes the US decision. David__77 Jun 2013 #40
The administration can do this without UN approval newmember Jun 2013 #42
I refer to a military veto, not a diplomatic one. David__77 Jun 2013 #45
Understood but I don't see Obama backing down on this newmember Jun 2013 #51
It's about more than Syria, obviously. David__77 Jun 2013 #52
It's sad to think but we don't matter newmember Jun 2013 #56
Please feel free to escalate a U.S. involvement Loudly Jun 2013 #37
What's My Line? Fuddnik Jun 2013 #41
This felt like another "Third Way Manny" post. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #44
No good alternatives totodeinhere Jun 2013 #46
the problem is you don't want to introduce a new product until the fall Snake Plissken Jun 2013 #49
In the face of a reported over 90,000 dead in this outrage, I think that Syria has not reached a marble falls Jun 2013 #58
I'm so suprised,I don't know what. Chaco Dundee Jun 2013 #59
Fuck the line donco Jun 2013 #60
Me thinks... ReRe Jun 2013 #63
Sure giving them more weapons so others will give the other side more Cleita Jun 2013 #64
Syria's sweet oil and sweet pipeline Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2013 #65
get those organs in your mouths and blow tiny elvis Jun 2013 #66
How do you know politicians aren't doing shit? They go to war and waste money. Simple. MichiganVote Jun 2013 #68
AMURICA! FUCK YEAH!!!!1!!!ONE bobclark86 Jun 2013 #69
Love that movie! Initech Jun 2013 #70
Bullshit bluedeathray Jun 2013 #78
Nah. Per BBC, the evidence is that Sarin was used, not that Assad used it. ucrdem Jun 2013 #79
Is this really about the President and the United States saving face? Laelth Jun 2013 #80
Yeah all indications point to this Harmony Blue Jun 2013 #85
Clinton inferred that Obama would be a "Wuss" if he didn't start to intervene... KoKo Jun 2013 #87
It appears to me that Obama has been fighting back against the dogs of war for some time. Laelth Jun 2013 #88
True enough...Obama doesn't have backing enough to resist the PTB's Policy... KoKo Jun 2013 #94
The Democratic Party has always had both hawks and doves. Laelth Jun 2013 #98
Indeed..but LBJ's handling of Vietnam didn't work out so well for him or us...and KoKo Jun 2013 #99
For further clarification. Laelth Jun 2013 #100
I wonder if the line was established simply so that it could be crossed. sibelian Jun 2013 #91
Very good questions. Laelth Jun 2013 #92
I want to know the chain of custody on those samples and how many are purported to... Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #95
People just don't want more wars Yo_Mama Jun 2013 #86
fuck war spanone Jun 2013 #89
The US Used Chemical Weapons in Iraq - And Then Lied About It G_j Jun 2013 #93
Yes, indeed and anyone whose been on this site since early 2000's knows KoKo Jun 2013 #97
+1 JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #101
It's even more important than a Double Dog Dare!! Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #103
Someone must teach the guys who wear the black hats that if the line is indepat Jun 2013 #105
Calling his bullshit almost 80 days in advance. Am I prophetic or is the president predictable?! Poll_Blind Aug 2013 #106
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