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Thu Aug-03-06 04:05 PM
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| How do you feel about America being the World's #1 Arms Dealer? |
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I for one don't like it. I don't like the idea of selling arms to whoever has the price, and I don't like the idea of U.S. made bombs killing people, and the profits being made by big Dick and the military industrial complex.
And I hate war profiteering in general. Let's make our own weapons, keep them, and get out of the arms trade altogether.
Stupid Idea huh? I got a million of em'.
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Thu Aug-03-06 04:06 PM
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| 1. the same way I felt 20 years ago when it was #1 back then |
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Thu Aug-03-06 04:08 PM
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| 2. We should stockpile 'em in elementary school playgrounds |
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... and have all the kids write cute messages on them. After all, that's how we exercise our right of self-defense, right?
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| NNN0LHI
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Thu Aug-03-06 04:08 PM
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| 3. When we were supplying both Iran and Iraq with arms during their... |
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...bloody war I remember some Republican saying "hey, we can't lose when we supply both sides."
Don
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| Tierra_y_Libertad
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Thu Aug-03-06 04:08 PM
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| 4. What's good for Raytheon is good for 'Murka. |
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Or, is Boing? General Dynamics? Lockheed?
I'll have to check with some politicians to see which one is ponying up the biggest bribes...er, campaign contributions.
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Thu Aug-03-06 04:10 PM
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| 5. I'd rather deal in BRAINS than arms ... |
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Let's try exporting our IDEAS not just weaponry.
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Thu Aug-03-06 04:11 PM
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| 6. We have to stop corporate control of our government. |
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Until we do, we will only have less and less say over important topics such as this.
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Thu Aug-03-06 04:30 PM
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| 7. It's very unfortunate and will be part of our decline! What |
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Christian would support an economy that was the biggest exporter of arms (to kill). I truly believe the RW wackos are just daring God to smite us!
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Thu Aug-03-06 04:36 PM
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| 9. You're definitely on to something... |
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The apocalypse-wanting "Left Behind"-series-believing fundies share quite a few parallel goals with the PNAC neocons, especially with regards to what happens in the Middle East...
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Thu Aug-03-06 04:31 PM
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| 8. It's good for business.......... |
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destroy and kill, then rebuild later. wall street loves making it on both ends, hurricanes and wars are good for the markets.
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Fri Aug-04-06 07:17 AM
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| 11. At least we still make something |
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the same way I felt 20 years ago when it was #1 back then
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It's very unfortunate and will be part of our decline! What