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heaven05

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27. this is true

Sat Aug 24, 2013, 10:42 AM

Aug 2013

and turned out well for a lot of the 'helpers' also(blackwater) absconding with millions of dollars stuffed in duffel bags jumping on helicopters to disappear forever to who knows where. Cayman's maybe. Yes I remember those reports and pictures of these 'crooks'. Not to mention the murder and grief perpetrated by these amerikan mercenaries at the behest of the tools for 'The Project for the New American Century'. I will NEVER forget who was behind all this misery we've been experiencing since 2000.

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i remain anti-war. i remain anti-MIC. [View all] xchrom Aug 2013 OP

i'm sure the collateral dead and wounded will appreciate the fact the US has the best of intentions KG Aug 2013 #1

we always have the 'best of intentions' -- just ask us. nt xchrom Aug 2013 #3

Yes, our past interventions and excellent adventures abroad truebluegreen Aug 2013 #8

this is true heaven05 Aug 2013 #27

Yeah, escalating a conflict always reduces the collateral dead and wounded. progressoid Aug 2013 #14

If you thought the attacks on Snowden/Manning were bad.... Junkdrawer Aug 2013 #2

The American MIC has solved problems in the past bluedeathray Aug 2013 #4

please refresh my memory as to what problems the mic ever solved? niyad Aug 2013 #35

Nazism and Fascism of WW2. bluedeathray Aug 2013 #41

and at what cost, both in human and monetary terms? niyad Aug 2013 #44

Sadly, way too much. bluedeathray Aug 2013 #45

wow. you just said we should not have stopped hitler pasto76 Aug 2013 #56

reading comprehension is your friend. I asked a question--I did not say anything else, so quit niyad Aug 2013 #69

Check out the book "The Imperial Cruise"... rwsanders Aug 2013 #48

lack of awareness of events leading up to the horrors of the world wars is, sadly, just about niyad Aug 2013 #70

Right there with you! chervilant Aug 2013 #5

"We didn't hear an outcry for intervention in ..." Not yet. More patience is required. AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #18

I should have specified that chervilant Aug 2013 #21

of course, add the Democratic Republic of Congo to that list steve2470 Aug 2013 #19

Too true. chervilant Aug 2013 #24

I'm sure it's a very low percentage steve2470 Aug 2013 #25

Add Bahrain and Uzbekistan if we want to go stop governments that abuse their own sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #79

Or worse, when the 'economic benefits' are what creates the problems in those countries arcane1 Aug 2013 #63

Did you read "House of Bush, chervilant Aug 2013 #65

Syria has scary Muslims and turrists NuclearDem Aug 2013 #64

Yes, indeed. chervilant Aug 2013 #67

Preach, brother xchrom! marmar Aug 2013 #6

I am with you on that completely. zeemike Aug 2013 #7

I am there. n/t PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #9

I see several people have made up their minds already treestar Aug 2013 #10

I sure have made up my mind. How about you? DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2013 #38

And proudly so. Right there with you n/t Catherina Aug 2013 #11

So you are a total isolationist? brooklynite Aug 2013 #12

Do you recall Zellweger's soliloquy in chervilant Aug 2013 #26

Do you want to attack Syria? DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2013 #39

I'm honest enough to say I don't know... brooklynite Aug 2013 #54

I'm not going to ignore the World around me either, BUT.. bvar22 Aug 2013 #59

So, since you're never going to trust the Government again, you're an isolationist. brooklynite Aug 2013 #61

More Black vs White adolescent BS. bvar22 Aug 2013 #73

MSF confirms Syria 'chemical deaths' brooklynite Aug 2013 #72

I do not doubt that there have been deaths due to Chemical Weapons in Syria. bvar22 Aug 2013 #74

Well, I KNOW the Syrian Government is a Dictatorship... brooklynite Aug 2013 #81

If it were "the locals vs. Assad" the war would be over by now. Democracyinkind Aug 2013 #84

Well good! You took a step in the right direction.. bvar22 Aug 2013 #90

Only one valid principle--an existential threat to the continued existense of the US eridani Aug 2013 #85

People are tired of war. kentuck Aug 2013 #13

Amen to that brother! Rebellious Republican Aug 2013 #15

Bob Weir and Ratdog Livluvgrow Aug 2013 #16

Buh-buh-buh-but we brought FREEDUM to Iraq! An' Democracy! lastlib Aug 2013 #17

Anytime the powers-that-be want to bring down another Building 7, they can do so. AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #20

Think of where we could be if Vattel Aug 2013 #22

War, what is it good for? Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #23

It is good for some people, my friend. another_liberal Aug 2013 #83

The US does not do war...just interventions here and there... libdem4life Aug 2013 #28

Oops...The Link libdem4life Aug 2013 #29

thank you. I was going to look for that list just the other day. niyad Aug 2013 #36

Money trumps peace. Octafish Aug 2013 #30

I agree....tired of the wars or conflicts or actions whatever it snappyturtle Aug 2013 #31

Yes, excellent post - eom dreamnightwind Aug 2013 #66

You and millions of others. rug Aug 2013 #32

true enough joshcryer Aug 2013 #33

It is domestic militarization which is most troubling mick063 Aug 2013 #34

Sister Rosetta Tharpe{down by the river side/ain't gonna study war no more} xchrom Aug 2013 #37

I still support the idea of a Department Of Peace G_j Aug 2013 #40

and give it 50% of our current military budget. PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #43

My feelings exactly. LuvNewcastle Aug 2013 #42

People Must act Now! yellowwoodII Aug 2013 #46

Our military actions this last decade just seems to make things worse. ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #47

I no longer believe in this nation's excuses for war. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #49

We are the only ones that have a chance felix_numinous Aug 2013 #50

K&R. Let the drum beaters volunteer to fight themselves since they're so pro war! forestpath Aug 2013 #51

+ a gazillion FirstLight Aug 2013 #52

THREE failed wars - all political... KauaiK Aug 2013 #53

Libya belongs in your lineup of Political Wars. bvar22 Aug 2013 #75

i shall not be moved - Mississippi John Hurt xchrom Aug 2013 #55

+++++ KG Aug 2013 #57

just to gild the lily xchrom Aug 2013 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author mother earth Aug 2013 #88

HUGE K & R !!! - Me Too !!! WillyT Aug 2013 #60

Never forget those for whom the "wars" have been astonishingly profitable. Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #62

Yes - Too Include Anti Surveillance State cantbeserious Aug 2013 #68

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2013 #71

I'm with you. MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #76

Ain't gonna study war no more. Iggo Aug 2013 #77

war is NOT the answer. Agony Aug 2013 #78

''We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.'' ~Martin Luther King, Jr. DeSwiss Aug 2013 #80

Trying that has brought us here. MLK's statement assumes honest brokers on both sides, Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #91

We haven't tried hard enough. DeSwiss Aug 2013 #92

This message was self-deleted by its author mother earth Aug 2013 #82

K&R B Calm Aug 2013 #86

WAR butters SOMEONE's "bread." blkmusclmachine Aug 2013 #87

Recommend! KoKo Aug 2013 #89