Reply #97: We already have TOO MANY war Heroes...

[mojowork_n]

You're absolutely right, givemebackmycountry.

Especially the parts about John McCain's "maverick" reversals on most all of his own past positions...

First he was against torture and water-boarding...

First he was against the Bush tax cuts...

First he was for limits on campaign finance...

...but when The OverLords dangled the Big Prize in front of his nose,

• He bent over
  
  
• and grabbed his ankles
  

Who is McCain frontin' for?

I thought this link was worth posting, as a partial reply to that question...

http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/174972/being_in_base_denial

At the height of the Roman Empire, the Romans had an estimated 37 major military bases scattered around their dominions. At the height of the British Empire, the British had 36 of them planetwide. Depending on just who you listen to and how you count, we have hundreds of bases. According to Pentagon records, in fact, there are 761 active military "sites" abroad.

The fact is: We garrison the planet north to south, east to west, and even on the seven seas, thanks to our various fleets and our massive aircraft carriers which, with 5,000-6,000 personnel aboard -- that is, the population of an American town -- are functionally floating bases.

And here's the other half of that simple truth: We don't care to know about it. We, the American people, aided and abetted by our politicians, the Pentagon, and the mainstream media, are knee-deep in base denial.

Now, that's the gist of it. If, like most Americans, that's more than you care to know, stop here.