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In reply to the discussion: Meet the New War, Same as the Old War [View all]cilla4progress
(24,728 posts)128. Weird
Both the candidates in your tag line are nobility, ie, scions of political fathers.
That's how it's done in this great democracy. Just like the aristocracy we fled from...England.
Good candidates both, in any case.
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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