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| -War War War War War War War War War War War War War War. For oil. |
Octafish |
Mar-03-10 07:46 PM |
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Fuck war. |
asdjrocky |
Mar-03-10 07:47 PM |
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+1,000,000,000,000 |
invictus |
Mar-03-10 07:51 PM |
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It really bugs me that so few seem to be bothered by the fact our nation is engaging in endless war. |
Octafish |
Mar-03-10 07:52 PM |
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Thank you Octafish, it's an outstanding post. |
asdjrocky |
Mar-03-10 08:01 PM |
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The UNITED STATES OF AWARICA |
Plucketeer |
Mar-04-10 12:56 PM |
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Hey ol' buddy. |
asdjrocky |
Mar-05-10 10:06 AM |
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Plucky as ever! |
Plucketeer |
Mar-05-10 12:35 PM |
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Hey, if it doesn't involve American Idol or |
liberalhistorian |
Mar-03-10 09:18 PM |
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And in an instant, the scales fell from my eyes and I could see tee vee. |
Octafish |
Mar-03-10 09:42 PM |
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A million? |
Richard D |
Mar-04-10 03:52 PM |
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Not only sick but incomprehensible to me. |
Jackpine Radical |
Mar-04-10 08:00 PM |
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How exactly do you "wage peace" against the Taliban? |
smalll |
Mar-04-10 12:29 PM |
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How exactly do you "wage peace" against the Taliban? |
AlbertCat |
Mar-04-10 01:44 PM |
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You do it by putting them out of business, |
ThomThom |
Mar-04-10 04:22 PM |
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I seem to be hearing a lot of people ARE bothered by the war. |
dixiegrrrrl |
Mar-04-10 12:41 PM |
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Trouble is, when millions from all over the world marched before the Iraq invasion |
FiveGoodMen |
Mar-04-10 02:04 PM |
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Today students across the country march in protest |
obxhead |
Mar-04-10 02:28 PM |
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It is different now than when we were younger, mostly the draft explains student apathy |
Dragonfli |
Mar-04-10 07:55 PM |
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_ |
Echo In Light |
Mar-04-10 06:56 AM |
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and another |
leftstreet |
Mar-04-10 12:32 PM |
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No argument here. When a soldier dies or is injured, it does not matter who is in the White House. |
BrklynLiberal |
Mar-04-10 03:08 PM |
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I think more about the innocents that inevitably die in war. |
asdjrocky |
Mar-05-10 10:07 AM |
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Would have been a huge success too if we had actually got the oil.. |
walldude |
Mar-03-10 07:47 PM |
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There is that. |
Robb |
Mar-03-10 07:48 PM |
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Ten to one we have to "liberate" Iraq again in about five to ten years. |
Arctic Dave |
Mar-03-10 07:51 PM |
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International Fiends. Er. 'Friends.' |
Octafish |
Mar-03-10 07:57 PM |
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The oil was never for us. |
bvar22 |
Mar-03-10 09:11 PM |
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+1 - look at the Burj Dubai if you want to see who we are fighting these wars for! |
grahamhgreen |
Mar-04-10 12:45 PM |
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It wasn't about taking it |
whosinpower |
Mar-04-10 04:23 PM |
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Bush just needs a lit cigarette in his mouth to look right at home. |
Uncle Joe |
Mar-03-10 07:48 PM |
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...and the customary resulting explosion from smoking at the gas pump. |
L0oniX |
Mar-03-10 07:57 PM |
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The guy's not qualified to pump gas. |
Octafish |
Mar-03-10 08:04 PM |
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I hate war, war is politics by other means. n/t |
HysteryDiagnosis |
Mar-03-10 07:50 PM |
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Me too |
BeFree |
Mar-03-10 07:57 PM |
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Crazy: The Pentagon and CIA chief Dulles recommended nuclear first-strike to JFK for Fall '63? |
Octafish |
Mar-03-10 08:18 PM |
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100% correct: |
Gabi Hayes |
Mar-03-10 08:37 PM |
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I would not trust anything Gates tells Obama about anything ,remember he was involved in Iran/Contra |
flyarm |
Mar-04-10 06:51 AM |
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Boycott anything made with oil or anything that oil provided energy for |
stray cat |
Mar-03-10 07:50 PM |
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Would that even be possible? |
BoWanZi |
Mar-03-10 07:57 PM |
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No the 20th century development of oil based products has addicted human society |
Uncle Joe |
Mar-03-10 08:05 PM |
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And yet that is EXACTLY what will happen.... |
Subdivisions |
Mar-04-10 11:39 AM |
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Thanks for that encapsulation of reality. |
robertpaulsen |
Mar-04-10 01:46 PM |
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Thanks, rp. Always nice to have you back me up on this subject. |
Subdivisions |
Mar-04-10 05:52 PM |
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Right on, Subdivisions! EVERYONE needs to watch this video! |
robertpaulsen |
Mar-05-10 05:02 PM |
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'We're already starting to see residual effects of this with |
Subdivisions |
Mar-05-10 08:22 PM |
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One more point after watching Part 3 of the postpeakliving.com videos. |
robertpaulsen |
Mar-05-10 06:35 PM |
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Unfortunately we, collectively, will NOT realize that before it is too late. That is our fate. n/t |
Subdivisions |
Mar-05-10 08:26 PM |
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Your post is a sad and telling one. |
truedelphi |
Mar-04-10 03:42 PM |
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Wow! That's great TrueDelphi! |
kimmerspixelated |
Mar-04-10 04:56 PM |
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The world needs to get off it's empire treadmill and the nations with the most power |
Uncle Joe |
Mar-03-10 08:01 PM |
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Fiberweed |
Octafish |
Mar-03-10 08:14 PM |
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I agree. But that would be impossible. |
arcadian |
Mar-04-10 01:45 PM |
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Yeah. War fucking bothers |
Autumn |
Mar-03-10 07:52 PM |
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Excellent idea. |
Octafish |
Mar-03-10 08:43 PM |
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But by all means keep cheer leading those who join the military. |
L0oniX |
Mar-03-10 07:55 PM |
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medals are just cogs in the war machine. |
mopinko |
Mar-03-10 08:27 PM |
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And 'thanking' them. |
tekisui |
Mar-03-10 08:32 PM |
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For what? Contributing to the destruction of this country? Fighting for the corporations? |
L0oniX |
Mar-03-10 08:33 PM |
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Military is not the problem. The financial parasites are. nt |
anonymous171 |
Mar-04-10 03:10 PM |
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I hate war. Actually hate isn't a strong enough word. |
tekisui |
Mar-03-10 08:33 PM |
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Prescott Bush Sr. wanted to keep USSR out of Iraqi oil fields back in 1959... |
Octafish |
Mar-04-10 07:12 PM |
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Reminds me George Carlin, 'America is the only fucking country with bombs & rockets... |
bridgit |
Mar-03-10 08:37 PM |
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Here's another one ...or two ...or three ...etc |
L0oniX |
Mar-03-10 08:42 PM |
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Patriotism on each, every & all sides is imo too much like taffy cause that last one |
bridgit |
Mar-03-10 08:58 PM |
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recommend |
amborin |
Mar-03-10 08:37 PM |
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I love your threads Octafish |
malaise |
Mar-03-10 08:45 PM |
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Operation Iraqi Liquidation n/t |
HCE SuiGeneris |
Mar-03-10 09:11 PM |
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K&R....n/t |
unkachuck |
Mar-03-10 09:12 PM |
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oil should be the first word out of Democrats mouths whenever they discuss the Middle East |
yurbud |
Mar-03-10 09:15 PM |
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O. K. |
northofdenali |
Mar-04-10 12:41 AM |
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Put me solidly in the hate war group. |
unhappycamper |
Mar-04-10 06:53 AM |
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Nothing more barbaric than an "optional" war. |
Blue Owl |
Mar-04-10 10:33 AM |
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and it continues to this day |
Mari333 |
Mar-04-10 10:35 AM |
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Seizing Iraq was *co's solution to |
Subdivisions |
Mar-04-10 10:37 AM |
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Goober is pumping Ethyl! |
Hubert Flottz |
Mar-04-10 10:37 AM |
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Now that you mention it, Goober always kinda looked at Aunt Bea funny, too. |
Octafish |
Mar-04-10 06:33 PM |
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Too stoned to govern... |
Hubert Flottz |
Mar-05-10 05:37 AM |
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Peace prosperity stability fun mo luaus less famine less waste less misery mo wisdom |
opihimoimoi |
Mar-04-10 10:39 AM |
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War is profit- KBR get's a 2.8 Billion $ contract despite egregious actions: |
mod mom |
Mar-04-10 11:05 AM |
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"Disturbing story of Fallujah's birth defects" |
sabrina 1 |
Mar-04-10 12:15 PM |
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Ugh...! |
grahamhgreen |
Mar-04-10 12:44 PM |
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Yes depleted uranium weapons are a war crime that will go on |
ThomThom |
Mar-04-10 04:34 PM |
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Yes, war bothers me. |
Soylent Brice |
Mar-04-10 12:21 PM |
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I hate war |
MissDeeds |
Mar-04-10 12:27 PM |
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Yes. "End the madness of Obama's war!" (adapted from German war resisters slogan.) |
grahamhgreen |
Mar-04-10 12:42 PM |
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"What Good is it for?" |
fascisthunter |
Mar-04-10 12:50 PM |
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absolutely nothing! |
bdamomma |
Mar-04-10 02:34 PM |
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I thought it was to get Iraq's oil off the market |
hootinholler |
Mar-04-10 12:58 PM |
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WE ARE WAR SLAVES! - and that's not even the slightest exaggeration. |
patrice |
Mar-04-10 01:16 PM |
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Well and frighteningly put. Maybe Mar 15 should be tax for war freedom day. |
pundaint |
Mar-04-10 03:18 PM |
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Fantastic Post |
Goldstein1984 |
Mar-04-10 01:42 PM |
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Palin isn't even sure - after encouraging her own son to fight - *video* |
tomm2thumbs |
Mar-04-10 01:46 PM |
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It is not for oil so stop saying that! |
KamaAina |
Mar-04-10 02:07 PM |
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Double-Oh Karzai -- Our Man in UNOCAL put the Taliban in Texas |
Octafish |
Mar-04-10 06:15 PM |
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I knew it! |
Jkid |
Mar-04-10 02:24 PM |
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"America's War" is sure to end badly... |
The_Commonist |
Mar-04-10 02:30 PM |
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K+R brother. nt |
naaman fletcher |
Mar-04-10 02:40 PM |
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Hell, * said it was about oil... |
Chemical Bill |
Mar-04-10 04:20 PM |
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Thank you Octafish. |
juno jones |
Mar-04-10 04:20 PM |
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IF we had a democracy |
Enthusiast |
Mar-04-10 04:26 PM |
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K & R .... We Progressives Didn't leave the Party |
SlingBlade |
Mar-04-10 05:02 PM |
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kr |
Norrin Radd |
Mar-04-10 05:04 PM |
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time to consider that war is not an acceptable problem solving tool.. |
G_j |
Mar-04-10 05:06 PM |
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aside from a short period in the 90s, we've been at war since |
onethatcares |
Mar-04-10 05:09 PM |
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LOVE PEACE..Let's get us some o' THAT! |
gimama |
Mar-04-10 05:10 PM |
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O,yeah.. knr! |
gimama |
Mar-04-10 05:11 PM |
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K&R |
Cetacea |
Mar-04-10 07:15 PM |
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K& too late |
maryf |
Mar-04-10 07:50 PM |
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that outift, that pose. |
Sheepshank |
Mar-04-10 08:06 PM |
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It has been sad to learn how very many of our wars have been for oil. |
Overseas |
Mar-05-10 06:39 PM |
#108 |