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rhett o rick

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56. LOL. Just because you leave off the question mark doesn't make it a statement. nm

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Chris Hedges: The Terror We Give Is the Terror We Get [View all] marmar Feb 2015 OP

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Kick & Rec for the truth he speaks peacebird Feb 2015 #2

Simple fact that many want to ignore..... daleanime Feb 2015 #3

du rec. xchrom Feb 2015 #4

K&R DeSwiss Feb 2015 #5

Funny how neither ISIS nor Boko Haram claim that. randome Feb 2015 #6

Hedges is desperate to separate religion from this barbarism, RadiationTherapy Feb 2015 #7

They do. They even use the same orange jumpsuits for their detainees. CJCRANE Feb 2015 #10

So that's why they behead Japanese citizens and butcher Islamic schoolgirls. Right. Okay. randome Feb 2015 #20

Yes, it's part of it. They tell their followers to look at the atrocities committed in the name of CJCRANE Feb 2015 #28

"We hate America! Let's kill our own people!" randome Feb 2015 #37

I'm not ascribing motives to them. This is what they say on their social media sites. CJCRANE Feb 2015 #44

But you believe them? Do you believe they kill Islamic children to get back at the U.S.? randome Feb 2015 #49

This was before it was called ISIS in the western MSM. CJCRANE Feb 2015 #60

Do you also disagree that terror serves those who profit both financially and emotionally from war? Fumesucker Feb 2015 #11

Every action provokes a reaction. randome Feb 2015 #15

One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter Fumesucker Feb 2015 #17

Good posts. Terror is a tool to supress the masses. Currently we are talking about the terror rhett o rick Feb 2015 #25

+100. and do well enough in life to send their kids to the white house. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #57

Claim what? Your unclear pronoun antecedent ("that") interferes with whatever KingCharlemagne Feb 2015 #40

Almost as funny as the half-wits who pretend to know what they have or have not claimed... LanternWaste Feb 2015 #68

Exactly ann--- Feb 2015 #8

They are two sides of the same coin. nt CJCRANE Feb 2015 #9

I'm not sure, because if we stopped everything we are doing treestar Feb 2015 #12

Who did it exactly? CJCRANE Feb 2015 #14

Under Clinton, chervilant Feb 2015 #18

And one of the first things bu$h did after his inauguration Art_from_Ark Feb 2015 #73

True, Bush continued the prevailing policy chervilant Feb 2015 #74

"We weren't at war over there until 911. They did do that." 90-percent Feb 2015 #19

The reason we didn't invade Saudi Arabia... ReRe Feb 2015 #29

I don't see that I supported the invation of Iraq at all treestar Feb 2015 #30

depends on who 'they' and 'their' funders are, doesn't it? ND-Dem Feb 2015 #58

16 of the 19 hijackers were Saudi, funded by Saudi's. We went to war wit the wrong people, IMHO. grahamhgreen Feb 2015 #22

I doubt that Mr. Hedges will tell you that if one bully stops bullying the others will also. rhett o rick Feb 2015 #26

So we absord terrorist attacks that happen treestar Feb 2015 #31

No one suggested we not do anything. But for example rhett o rick Feb 2015 #35

Then what could we have done after 911 treestar Feb 2015 #36

I will not respond to your questioning until you provide your point of view. rhett o rick Feb 2015 #41

So there is nothing. treestar Feb 2015 #43

LOL. Just because you leave off the question mark doesn't make it a statement. nm rhett o rick Feb 2015 #56

What would have been a valid response to 911? treestar Feb 2015 #66

Context free sophistry Fairgo Feb 2015 #71

Find out the truth first. CJCRANE Feb 2015 #61

Haven't you learned anything here? We can't handle the truth. Some old actor tried to rhett o rick Feb 2015 #75

You mean when we went to destroy a country that had nothing to do with 9/11? sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #32

Al Qaeda sent 4 airplanes and killed everyone on them and treestar Feb 2015 #34

Before taking on your questions which you seem to use to advance your argument rhett o rick Feb 2015 #38

Why do I have to answer first? treestar Feb 2015 #45

Some times posters will use continual questioning to try to get rhett o rick Feb 2015 #51

This is easier than actually presenting an opposing argument. = +100 ND-Dem Feb 2015 #59

Not surprised. Cutting things down is easier than trying to find a solution. treestar Feb 2015 #67

Biggest probably needs to be qualified. Certainly not in all history but since WW II rhett o rick Feb 2015 #70

What did Iraq have to do with that?? Hussein HATED Al Queda and there was no AQ in Iraq. sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #42

Why does Saudi Arabia deserve to be attacked treestar Feb 2015 #46

Why did Iraq deserve to be attacked? sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #48

I never supported Iraq at any minute treestar Feb 2015 #50

I have expressed my opinion on how to deal with terrorists for over TEN YEARS NOW. So stop with sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #54

Iraq had nothing to do with 911 treestar Feb 2015 #64

How did attacking Iraq get back at Al Qaeda? nt CJCRANE Feb 2015 #62

It did not and I never said it did. treestar Feb 2015 #65

Investigate. Find the facts. CJCRANE Feb 2015 #69

We should just do something, whatever, cuz something has to be done whatchamacallit Feb 2015 #81

Um... Nothing is better than the WRONG thing whatchamacallit Feb 2015 #80

It is that simple malaise Feb 2015 #13

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Feb 2015 #16

K&R. Well said. Overseas Feb 2015 #21

This is all too true. Sadly, the US provokes, promotes, and participates in terrorism. Chemisse Feb 2015 #23

Each bomb we drop is a terror seed. Scuba Feb 2015 #24

We're very good at raising large crops Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2015 #77

Hey, ya can't have a War on Terror if you don't have terrorists. Scuba Feb 2015 #78

Once again Mr. Hedges is on the money. Thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Feb 2015 #27

Our country is way past due JEB Feb 2015 #33

In my opinion to do what you suggest will take extreme action. rhett o rick Feb 2015 #39

You pretty well sum up my thoughts JEB Feb 2015 #47

I support the effort to get a progressive in the Presidency but not naive enough rhett o rick Feb 2015 #52

At 63 years, I'm still with you , but JEB Feb 2015 #55

How would Americans respond if a foreign power invaded without cause? pa28 Feb 2015 #53

Heard the RWers trying to exuse Russian military incursions into Ukraine? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2015 #79

A pollyanna hope that is without basis. What do you think would predict and what you would hope are TheKentuckian Feb 2015 #82

k and r for this sad truth. niyad Feb 2015 #63

ignore the plaints of the peaceful, reap the atrocities of the violent. NuttyFluffers Feb 2015 #72

Or, more simply if more tritely, violence begets violence. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2015 #76