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Radish
said, 4 months ago
Are we keeping wars going just to make money off of them?
mickey1339
said, 4 months ago
Only the defense industry makes money, Wars are just one constant, huge waste of lives and money. Hopefully America will come to realize the futility of trying to be the world’s cop and just focus our efforts and resources at home…
Robert Landers said, 4 months ago
@mickey1339
That would be nice, would it not?
We should at least get away from the fanaticism of the Middle East!
Michael wme said, 4 months ago
@Radish
A rhetorical question.
Michael wme said, 4 months ago
@mickey1339
The CEOs and the general officers of our defence industry are not stupid. They recycle enough of their hard-earned dollars as baksheesh to government officials to ensure that the only ‘budget cuts’ are reductions in the annual increase from 20% to 19.5%, with screams that the cut is putting soldiers at risk, and, in consequence, the civilians at home relying on those soldiers for protection.
So Congress and the President will give them even more than they asked (so even more will come back as baksheesh).
barefootanarchist said, 4 months ago
@Radish
Is there a mouse in your pocket? I am not keeping the wars going. I have nothing to do with it. Didn’t start it, either. Some fat suits behind closed door in Washington did. Stop with the collectiveness thinking.
Also, I am not making money off the wars, or benefitting in any way. In fact, the wars are supposedly fought to protect my freedoms, but that is a line of crap to get people to support it. Seriously ask yourself if you are more or less free today than 10 years ago. If you are having trouble answering this, then go for a day trip to Canada or Mexico (Your papers, please). Try to fly somewhere within the borders (Turn your head and cough).
TheTrustedMechanic said, 4 months ago
@mickey1339
Too much money to be made by a few well-connected people to end the US being the world’s cop. Greed, the new Great American Value. And the republicans will defend it ot their dying breath. What do you think that says about roughly half of America?
TheTrustedMechanic said, 4 months ago
@barefootanarchist
Michael Moore had a great editorial opinion piece in my local newspaper yesterday. But here is a link to the original blog
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-moore/support-the-troops_b_2402749.html
Faux “News” had a rant about it so many of you probably already have your opinion given to you but if you don’t read it in its entirety you don’t know his true point, and it is very valid if you stop and think about it. Say or think what you wish about him but his point was, we the people profess that we support the troops, but then he spelled out all the things that we do or do not do that prove we don’t truly support the troops. To that end you claim that you you don’t keep the wars going, you didn;t start them, etc. But tell us this, when was the last time you voted against a Senator or Representative from your district that support the war and military spending? If you voted for a supporter just once then you are keeping the wars going. If you voted for baby bush either time, then you are keeping th ewars going. If you don’t actively and aggressively, through legal and civilized means, work to remove from power those who support and press the wars and military spending, then yes you are working to continue the waste, fraud and death of war and of the US being “the world’s police.”
lonecat said, 4 months ago
Didn’t Hagel used to ride in the Republican car? Did they kick him out?
Michyle Glen said, 4 months ago
The Politicians denouncing Chuck Hegal have never heard a shot fired in anger, never held a buddy when he dies, never gotten their hands dirty in the real world.
Omnius said, 4 months ago
Corrupt republicans always want war no matter how much national blood and treasure they spill in order to prop up the corrupt military industrial complex.
Just Say No to Zero Dark Dirty, a movie full of rightwing lies!
ruff
said, 4 months ago
@Radish
What do you mean by ‘WE’, white man? Who makes the money off the wars?
mickey1339
said, 4 months ago
@Michyle Glen
“The Politicians denouncing Chuck Hegal have never heard a shot fired in anger, never held a buddy when he dies, never gotten their hands dirty in the real world.”
I am always mildly amused at the casual reference people make about killing people (war or otherwise). They have no idea what it is like to be “in harms way,” experiencing the fear, the pain, the trauma that lives in your mind and never really goes away. I guess one of the reasons "Apocalypse Now " struck me so hard was when Brando was talking about the war and in his haunting voice described it as “the horror.” That nailed it.
Many times in history it has been suggested (by the grunts) that if the country’s leaders had to take swords (or whatever current weapon) and slug it out between them there would be a hell of a lot fewer wars…
Radish
said, 4 months ago
@barefootanarchist
If you pay taxes a percentage of that money goes to support the military and into war. So you are keeping the war going. But you might be getting a Bush tax break and pay no taxes.
The economy has been run on war since WW II. Arms are great, you blow them up and they need replacement. Lots of right wing military contractors out there.
Americans want the Afghan war to end and an end to Iraq where we still have troops.
A small minority make money off war and it is in their interest to keep conflict going, think Bush/Halliburton/Cheney.
Your right wing troll disguise is given up by your insulting words. As you can see I have no trouble answering your line of BS.
This stupid ten years ago where you better line is really old and stupid. Since Bush totally bungled 911 in 2001 and made the world worse off no one is safe.
Why don’t you right wingers point out that Obama signed onto the Bush wiretap law not to long ago?
Why don’t you move to Russia since you hate freedom of speech?
Night-Gaunt49 said, 4 months ago
@mickey1339
The USA spends more than the next 13 countries combined. Some of them are our allies.