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In reply to the discussion: Meet the New War, Same as the Old War [View all]daleanime
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Yes. Below is a vicious, murderous Nazi explaining how easy it is to get stupid people to go to war.
Zorra
Sep 2014
#5
Hillary called them 'proxy wars', like in Libya where we actually did have 'boots' on the ground
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#29
Didn't know about that. War should NEVER be profitable financially for anyone. I often wondered
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#72
We can't be honest and say we fucked up with Iraq ...but we're not going back to fix it.
L0oniX
Sep 2014
#12
I'd point out that Shrubya was rightly castigated for doing nothing until after 9/11.
riqster
Sep 2014
#15
Yes, and what does that have to do with THIS. There was NO NEED for bombs IF he had paid attention
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#53
American assets?? Exactly what right does America have to other people's stuff?
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#66
The point is: action now can cut down on the overall amount of action required.
riqster
Sep 2014
#59
So now being against interventionist military misadventures is Obama Derangement Syndrome?
marmar
Sep 2014
#26
You'd think that our military would occasionaly win one of these uneccesary wars.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Sep 2014
#38
"Our endless blessings" if he worked as hard at doing an end run around Congress to restore this as
yurbud
Sep 2014
#42
If we think about this logically for a moment, and put emotions and politics aside, it seems
world wide wally
Sep 2014
#45
If bush used the anniversary of 9/11 to sell us another war, this place would be livid
NightWatcher
Sep 2014
#48
Very lazy and superficial thinking. Saddam had not killed US citizens and was not threatening anyone
stevenleser
Sep 2014
#49
Perhaps you are missing the solutions to the problem as the blogger has clearly presented them?
GusBob
Sep 2014
#64
"...our responsibility to lead"? When was this decided then? The rest of us must have missed that.
mr blur
Sep 2014
#73
Regarding Obama's new war -- Most tremendously awful quote regarding life in modern times:
truedelphi
Sep 2014
#97
Photo in OP...stark view of Obama Turning his Back on the Podium..and the Mikes......
KoKo
Sep 2014
#114
Our Motherland, Oceania, has joined forces with Eurasia to defeat Eastasia, victory shall be ours.
whereisjustice
Sep 2014
#119
"Enjoy your new war, which is the old war. I'm sure it will all work out just fine."
another_liberal
Sep 2014
#131