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In reply to the discussion: The grand grotesquery of the U.S. military - By Mark Morford [View all]NM_Birder
(1,591 posts)37. Do you know anything about the Iraq war ?
or do you, like the rest of us, only know what pieces are available for reporting, and of those pieces, which pieces, which biased "news" outlets choose to report? Don't point your finger so quickly, when all you really know is what you were told to believe. If you think you understand what REALLY goes on regarding global objectives then you are seriously delusional. the military is used as political and campaign talking points to bend public approval for elections. None of us have the slightest idea what REALLY goes on behind the walls of world positioning. Wikipedia is not a crystal ball, the "news" is more opinion that fact.
this thread is all about agreement that the United States military is bad, it's too big, it lies and it needs to be more in conformity with they same levels of other nations. No, I will not agree with that.
I wish Obama would show some balls and join the fight, sorry .....use MILITARY FORCE to help obliterate the ISIS strongholds that are being bombed right now.
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If we can't afford to educate our children, to heal our sick or care for our elderly ...
Scuba
Feb 2015
#6
All the military might has to be used or some may take notice of the obscene waste.
Fred Sanders
Feb 2015
#11
The defense budget is defending the wealth and income and growing the wealth and...
stillwaiting
Feb 2015
#24
Wouldn't it be awesome if we paid those military contractors to do GOOD in the world
think
Feb 2015
#8
While it may be pie in the sky I truly hope you get the chance someday. Thank you for the response!
think
Feb 2015
#20
"Prussia is not a state that has an army, but an army that has a state." Mirabeau
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2015
#12
You think mandatory service, would not only improve the military operational capabilities,
NM_Birder
Feb 2015
#32