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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

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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