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shadowknows69

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Sat Aug-26-06 05:32 PM
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25. I think the military is pretty much running things

we certainly can't stop the wars they're in.

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-What could stop Iran War short of mutiny of CIA and/or Pentagon?	yurbud	Aug-26-06 02:38 PM	#0
- A democratic Congress. n/t	HereSince1628	Aug-26-06 02:39 PM	#1
- I'd give that about 50/50 chances of doing the trick--maybe less.	yurbud	Aug-26-06 03:34 PM	#6
- Yes, but it's much more likely then a Pentagon Mutiny.	HereSince1628	Aug-26-06 04:11 PM	#18
- they aren't robots	yurbud	Aug-26-06 06:16 PM	#28
- the last couple years, more criticism has leaked out of Pentagon than Dems	yurbud	Aug-27-06 11:08 PM	#50
- I haven't heard existing dc dems say much on the issue of Iran	wiggs	Aug-26-06 05:27 PM	#24
- and they aint doing it	yurbud	Aug-26-06 06:17 PM	#29
- A Total Lack of Boots on the Ground?	Demeter	Aug-26-06 02:40 PM	#2
- Air Force worries me. Too many fundies in high ranks	havocmom	Aug-26-06 03:12 PM	#5
- that Air Force Academy scam is an attempt to politicize military	yurbud	Aug-26-06 03:36 PM	#9
- Recall those 'prayer pledge cards' issued to troops in Iraq	havocmom	Aug-26-06 03:43 PM	#11
- really start worrying when they put on the flying monkey uniform (PIC)	yurbud	Aug-26-06 06:14 PM	#27
- This Worries Me Also. We Have Armageddon Cult Members With Direct	loindelrio	Aug-27-06 02:33 PM	#41
- As Sy Hersh's article confirmed, they are going to try airpower	yurbud	Aug-26-06 03:35 PM	#7
- Simple Map Showing Iran's Oil Fields (CIA 2004)	loindelrio	Aug-27-06 02:50 PM	#42
- I think that mutiny may be forthcoming	Greeby	Aug-26-06 02:41 PM	#3
- I think it will be a passive/aggressive mutiny. "Aint got no troops."	McCamy Taylor	Aug-26-06 02:45 PM	#4
- I don't think that will do it.	yurbud	Aug-26-06 03:35 PM	#8
- I'd rather risk war than a military or CIA takeover.	Tierra_y_Libertad	Aug-26-06 03:43 PM	#10
- Not if the military abides by the Constitution and reinstate it	shadowknows69	Aug-26-06 03:49 PM	#13
- Taking over the government by either IS unconstitutional.	Tierra_y_Libertad	Aug-26-06 04:00 PM	#16
- I think the military is pretty much running things	shadowknows69	Aug-26-06 05:32 PM	#25
- Elites going for each others' blood	otherlander	Aug-27-06 09:22 PM	#49
- I think about this around once an hour. These are my thoughts:	readmoreoften	Aug-26-06 03:47 PM	#12
- That's laying it on the table	shadowknows69	Aug-26-06 03:51 PM	#14
- Trust me; do not depend on the military leadership to stop Bush	Selatius	Aug-26-06 03:53 PM	#15
- I agree there will not be a mutiny. That is the stuff of fantasy.	readmoreoften	Aug-26-06 04:06 PM	#17
- I'm Hoping the GOP Tears Itself Apart Before We Get That Far	Demeter	Aug-26-06 04:16 PM	#19
- Before we get that far? Hell, it looks like Iran may be hit in months.	readmoreoften	Aug-26-06 04:30 PM	#20
- The fall of tony blair	sweetheart	Aug-26-06 04:32 PM	#21
- One important bit of activism	TexasLawyer	Aug-26-06 04:40 PM	#22
- An attack on any nation by the US can occur without	Disturbed	Aug-26-06 05:02 PM	#23
- Absolutly Massive Protests Everywhere	ThomWV	Aug-26-06 05:36 PM	#26
- They'll start shooting us if we do that	shadowknows69	Aug-26-06 06:28 PM	#31
- There will not be a general strike in the US. Forget it.	readmoreoften	Aug-26-06 06:44 PM	#32
- Not gonna happen	PresidentWar	Aug-26-06 06:19 PM	#30
- Bushies probably think they have one of two ways of changing support:	yurbud	Aug-26-06 08:02 PM	#33
- They have the nuttiness - just not the stuff!	PresidentWar	Aug-26-06 08:25 PM	#36
- they think public opinion will catch up with the war and give them	yurbud	Aug-27-06 12:44 PM	#38
- I guess I'm not being clear.	PresidentWar	Aug-27-06 04:04 PM	#44
- ironically, a terrorist attack is the best analogy. Would a terrorist	yurbud	Aug-27-06 05:21 PM	#47
- Israel is running it's mouth off that they'll go it alone, sounds like	Imagevision	Aug-26-06 08:17 PM	#34
- Your gift of free will can end the war	sweetheart	Aug-26-06 08:23 PM	#35
- Israel's failure in Lebanon	Marie26	Aug-26-06 09:19 PM	#37
- Lebanon was critical to Iran War in another way--neutralize Hez response	yurbud	Aug-27-06 12:46 PM	#39
- Right	Marie26	Aug-27-06 02:26 PM	#40
- I believe much of the rest of the planet has a different take	PresidentWar	Aug-27-06 04:09 PM	#45
- I didn't make myself clear--that was GOAL not end result.	yurbud	Aug-27-06 05:16 PM	#46
- Someone needs to spread a rumor about a draft and girls have to fight too?	savemefromdumbya	Aug-27-06 02:59 PM	#43
- I already tell my students there will be a draft for the Iran War	yurbud	Aug-27-06 09:16 PM	#48
- Only they are now calling it- "Universal Service."	BeHereNow	Aug-27-06 11:12 PM	#51
- the Charlie Rangel bill?	yurbud	Aug-27-06 11:47 PM	#54
- Someone who gives a fuck.	Rex	Aug-27-06 11:15 PM	#52
- A fourth estate	mmonk	Aug-27-06 11:29 PM	#53

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