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Jackpine Radical

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44. I didn't go anywhere near that area for a reason.

Reply to truth2power (Reply #35)

Fri Feb 15, 2013, 03:08 PM

Feb 2013

I'll just note that it was an interesting coincidence that we were in Afghanistan exactly when we said we would be.

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Funny thing about drone warfare--when you blow up people's families, [View all] Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 OP

And, it was good business for the MIC, all of the $$$$$ spent. Are we a nation of peace or a RKP5637 Feb 2013 #1

The bidness of America is bidness Fumesucker Feb 2013 #7

It's surely our nations' biggest business investment. Everything else comes secondary to the MIC.n/t RKP5637 Feb 2013 #10

K&R libtodeath Feb 2013 #2

First we bombed Iraq, then terrorized their people (a la the buildup to the massacre at Fallujah) loudsue Feb 2013 #3

104 acres worth kenny blankenship Feb 2013 #12

Head slap. loudsue Feb 2013 #36

+1, loudsue, +1 annabanana Feb 2013 #24

President Gore would have needed a police action salib Feb 2013 #27

Gore wasn't friends with Osama & family lark Feb 2013 #40

This is extremely well said. Too bad messages like yours don't reach the masses rather than lame RKP5637 Feb 2013 #28

"We"? AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #33

If, despite all efforts to the contrary, we were unable annabanana Feb 2013 #42

I agree. randome Feb 2013 #43

Are "we" all to blame? AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #47

Some of us don't equate terrorists to ordinary Americans. The Link Feb 2013 #4

Yes we know.... daleanime Feb 2013 #8

I truly dig Russ Feingold. Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #14

K&R.... daleanime Feb 2013 #5

The entire PNAC playbook was never about "freeing" people from "evildoers". Arctic Dave Feb 2013 #6

Disagree, respectfully lark Feb 2013 #41

What is it about drones that have anything to do with your central point? randome Feb 2013 #9

Yes, but ordinary warfare is so much messier for our side. Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #11

My point is that physically invading a country results in many more civilian deaths. randome Feb 2013 #13

I'm saying that the mutuality of the messiness of conventional warfare Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #15

Good point, the core question is, "...why not debate the reason we are in other countries in the RKP5637 Feb 2013 #16

We already pretty much own the world. We need to admit that. randome Feb 2013 #18

Well said, and especially your last sentence!!! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2013 #20

The Problem Of Starting A War... KharmaTrain Feb 2013 #17

Of COURSE Karzai will fall. Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #21

wars are/historically have been almost always about resources of the non-human kind stupidicus Feb 2013 #19

Yes, this makes perfect sense. Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #25

Thanks for posting this! I'll watch it all later. It looks quite good! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2013 #29

The ingrates don't realize that we're killing their families for their own good. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2013 #22

Right, they need to look forward not backward grahamhgreen Feb 2013 #32

The USA should nationalize its Defense Industries. Octafish Feb 2013 #23

Why stop there? Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #26

Oustanding suggestion, yours. Octafish Feb 2013 #34

Yes, and that is a concise list Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #39

And it cost us 2 billion every week! While they propose starving grandma. grahamhgreen Feb 2013 #30

"What you mean 'we,' Kemo Sabe?" AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #31

More reasons to conclude.. truth2power Feb 2013 #35

I didn't go anywhere near that area for a reason. Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #44

I understand. truth2power Feb 2013 #46

All wars are industry wars. nt valerief Feb 2013 #37

Glad to see this with its own thread Oilwellian Feb 2013 #38

The MIC requires a permanent war budget. Also, Afghanistan has poppies Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #45