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In reply to the discussion: Some of you seem to think the media should be providing wall to wall breathless coverage [View all]BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)41. That is my point exactly.
We dump all that money into "defense" but it is actually used to exploit and occupy other nations. It is used for empire-building, and unlike the great empires of the past, this is mostly for the benefit of private people and companies, not for the government at large.
Where do Americans benefit from that?
We have weapons that can vanquish people all of the world by the millions, but we can't even get some guy out of a hole in the ground? That is insane.
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Some of you seem to think the media should be providing wall to wall breathless coverage [View all]
cali
Feb 2013
OP
And if the media broadcasts everything that happens, maybe the hostage will 'go away'.
randome
Feb 2013
#12
With the trillion dollars we spend every year on military toys, don't you think
BlueStreak
Feb 2013
#25
You keep bringing in links to tear gas, claiming it's proof of a massive chemical weapons effort.
jeff47
Feb 2013
#49
I agree. The child's life is more important than our need to know everything right now.
liberal_at_heart
Feb 2013
#35
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OnyxCollie
Feb 2013
#36