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Half-Century Man

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17. This is where acting with anger goes.
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 01:49 AM
Nov 2015

Revenge begats, revenge begats, revenge begat,s revenge etc etc.

Widening the acceptable perimeters of what constitutes enemy combatants leads to everybody being targets. Like people in concert halls in Paris. Like people attending a wedding in Yemen.
There is no right to bomb the shit outta anybody.

We need to remember where anger leads. It leads to pain.

Post removed [View all] Post removed Nov 2015 OP
Please, no more. onecaliberal Nov 2015 #1
It's hard to look at. bravenak Nov 2015 #2
It maybe hard to look at.... daleanime Nov 2015 #5
Good night. I would still have voted no. If I had a vote. bravenak Nov 2015 #6
Bush funded that whole Iraq invasion as supplemental funding requests KeepItReal Nov 2015 #7
I see it how I see it. bravenak Nov 2015 #9
In light of what KeepitReal said, you don't think it is a bit of a mischaracterization JonLeibowitz Nov 2015 #12
exactly correct IMO. nt msongs Nov 2015 #10
So once troops are committed, we shouldn't fund them?! riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #11
Vietnam was quarbis Nov 2015 #25
Well what nut would leave them there? gwheezie Nov 2015 #32
The US has it within its power to put an end to its senseless war. delrem Nov 2015 #3
Hard to look at...No More rusty quoin Nov 2015 #4
Hard to see. Hard too look away. n/t jaysunb Nov 2015 #8
Add a WARNING IMAGE to your headline!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sheshe2 Nov 2015 #13
OP is one to talk about shame. joshcryer Nov 2015 #14
Shame on those Democrats that betrayed the Party and bowed down to Republicons. rhett o rick Nov 2015 #16
Bush is responsible. joshcryer Nov 2015 #29
Thank you josh, thank you. sheshe2 Nov 2015 #33
Don't forget "pointy girl" Lynndie England bananas Nov 2015 #15
Didn't her beau, who supposedly led her, get a lighter sentence than she did? merrily Nov 2015 #27
This is where acting with anger goes. Half-Century Man Nov 2015 #17
You know the President of France is talking of a "pitiless war" Blue_Tires Nov 2015 #18
Is Hollande threatening war against a country that had zero to do attacking France? merrily Nov 2015 #28
We owe it to all that suffered to NEVER FORGET. nt Mnemosyne Nov 2015 #19
Then always keep them in your heart and don't heap that pain on other people. Half-Century Man Nov 2015 #24
PLEASE add a warning to the title or at minimum at the top of the post uppityperson Nov 2015 #20
I already requested that. sheshe2 Nov 2015 #21
War is easy. Peace is hard. Ron Green Nov 2015 #22
No! I don't want to see more of this, WillyT. nomorewar2015 Nov 2015 #23
Hey you! Welcome to DU!!!! sheshe2 Nov 2015 #26
people who so easily excuse war need to see EXACTLY WHAT WAR REALLY MEANS Skittles Nov 2015 #30
I'm pretty certain that the majority of us know nomorewar2015 Nov 2015 #34
NO THEY DO NOT KNOW Skittles Nov 2015 #36
Thank you for posting this newfie11 Nov 2015 #31
Meanwhile..... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #35
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