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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 10:18 AM Original message |
Our Government Is Planning to Stay at War for the Next 80 Years |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
1. In times of economic stress, it is necessary to have an outside enemy... |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
2. Yep, and they intend to take us all along on the Ride to Hell |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
3. Yippee!! |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 10:27 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Well, the easily duped, & authoritarian minded believe that - nobody else |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 10:29 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Well, then |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 10:32 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I'd have to see reliable data showing a majority favors it |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 10:37 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Reliable data? |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 10:43 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I'd still disagree a majority of three-hundred million agree |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 10:49 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. well |
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Wapsie B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
4. Iraq was a $3 trillion war early on so by this time the true cost of that conflict is several times |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
7. The people in the military are the ones risking their lifes not the government or public |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 10:33 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. In a rep democracy the actions of govt & its military are carried out in all of our names |
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Bigmack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-04-10 10:42 AM Response to Reply #7 |
38. That's the point... |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
10. hopefully, one day poor folk will stop signing up to fight rich folks wars. |
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Prisoner_Number_Six (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
12. We've ALWAYS been at war with Eastasia..... |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 11:52 AM Response to Reply #12 |
23. Life imitates art, for sure. nt |
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Tace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-03-10 09:03 AM Response to Reply #12 |
30. Wow, Michael Ruppert Is Running Things! |
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klook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
14. Not exactly a new policy |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 10:47 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Thanks for the link |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
17. Bump for the un-rec'ers |
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Nuclear Unicorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
18. Why won't the dems defund the war? |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 11:51 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Why would they cut off their noses to spite their faces. Obviously they benefit from war funds. nt |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-04-10 10:45 AM Response to Reply #18 |
39. DLC loves the military industrial complex. |
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arbusto_baboso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
19. And has anyone questioned WHY the "arc of instability" caused by insurgents? |
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2Design (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
20. 'war' jobs are the main stay of usa economy right now and government jobs too |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
21. It's not about war. It's about the war chest. nt |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
24. Yes, but if they have their way it will be over in less than 30... |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
25. K&R . //nt |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
26. Bump |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-03-10 01:18 AM Response to Original message |
27. K&R |
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DaveinJapan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-03-10 01:24 AM Response to Original message |
28. We are living out 1984 at this point. Who were we at war with again? nt |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-03-10 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
29. It's all about the oil. With world crude oil production in near terminal decline, it |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-03-10 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
31. That would be nice. |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-03-10 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
32. Think about it a minute. |
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area51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-03-10 10:26 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. People have thought about this. |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-03-10 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
34. nothing to see |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-04-10 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
35. Bump |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-04-10 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
36. It's a racket |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-04-10 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
37. "They will try to trap Obama" |
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