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Downtown Hound

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10. This list doesn't take into account the constant gang warfare

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Tue Feb 5, 2013, 11:53 AM

Feb 2013

that has also plagued America pretty much since its inception. Whether it's the Blood and Crips or Al Capone, America's streets have been killing grounds for hundreds of years.

This is why I never get all gushy over military parades and shit like that. I have nothing against individual soldiers, even have a few as friends, but I hate the constant glorification of war and death in our culture. The bottom line is, as long as we have a huge ass military, we'll find ways to use it. Otherwise, what's the point in having it? This is not lost on The Powers That Be.

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The US Has Been Involved In These Wars For Nearly Half Its Existence [INFOGRAPHIC] [View all] xchrom Feb 2013 OP

It's all about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2013 #1

Yup. Bush was right about one thing - money trumps peace. Initech Feb 2013 #24

That's a well designed graphic el_bryanto Feb 2013 #2

No war is defensible. Some just have to be fought. /nt TheMadMonk Feb 2013 #17

Well if they have to be fought that makes them defensible el_bryanto Feb 2013 #18

Attempt at simplicity zipplewrath Feb 2013 #19

And I reitterate. NO WAR IS DEFENSIBLE. TheMadMonk Feb 2013 #21

So what about WW2 - should we not have responded to Pearl Harbor? nt el_bryanto Feb 2013 #22

Did I say that? Let me check. NO I DID NOT SAY THAT! TheMadMonk Feb 2013 #23

Gosh - i'm sorry to be so slow. el_bryanto Feb 2013 #25

Not quite. War almost inevitably ends in failure for one,... TheMadMonk Feb 2013 #32

A case could be made that we were overly exboyfil Feb 2013 #27

The US was as much behind the inequities of the Versailes... TheMadMonk Feb 2013 #33

I agree we were at the carving table as well exboyfil Feb 2013 #34

the graphic states that rakeeb Feb 2013 #3

About that: The Straight Story Feb 2013 #6

Yah that was confusing to me too. n/t Agschmid Feb 2013 #12

The most profitable and least stimulative government spending. Military. K&R n/t Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #4

USA! USA! USA! progressoid Feb 2013 #5

What about the wars with American Indians? Beowulf Feb 2013 #7

They've got the Indian Wars in the graphic geardaddy Feb 2013 #8

Here's a link to a list of all US military "interventions" rather than "wars": think Feb 2013 #16

Wow, we fought the USSR in Korea? malthaussen Feb 2013 #9

Soviet pilots were active in the Korean War Downtown Hound Feb 2013 #11

Well, that's an interesting tidbit, thanks. malthaussen Feb 2013 #14

This list doesn't take into account the constant gang warfare Downtown Hound Feb 2013 #10

Don't forget the war over dog shit. lonestarnot Feb 2013 #13

Unfortunately that graphic is woefully incomplete ashling Feb 2013 #15

That's how nations figure out who's going to make the rules The2ndWheel Feb 2013 #20

Wow bob321 Feb 2013 #26

Terribly sad history. Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #28

They left out the Bannana Wars. GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #29

We invaded Panama under Bush senior. Where is that? NeoConsSuck Feb 2013 #30

$1.4 trillion to keep us safe from foreign terraists while the Congress must think it's just hunky- indepat Feb 2013 #31