What a difference a week makes

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I thought the title was appropriate........NOT the next 7days...BUT

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Wanted: Enemy to Justify $344 Billion War Budget

By Ben Cohen, AlterNet. Posted September 4, 2001.


Last week, the co-founder of Ben and Jerry's argued the U.S. government is looking for a new villain to justify a Pentagon budget increase. This week, it found one -- under the worst of circumstances. Story Tools
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You may know some despicable characters, but are they mean enough to apply for this job posting?


ENEMY WANTED. Serious enemy needed to justify Pentagon budget increase. Defense contractors desperate. Interested enemies send letter and photo or video (threatening, ok) to Enemy Search Committee, Priorities Campaign, 1350 Broadway, NY, NY, 10018.

Here's the deal: We know our politicians have their work cut out for them. They need to find an enemy to justify maintaining the Pentagon budget as if the Cold War never ended. But the pool of credible enemies is evaporating. North Korea is even going diplomatic. The Soviets took themselves out of the running years ago. And countries like Iraq -- or tough looking trading partners like China -- don't make the cut.

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Guess Bushit found one....or two....or ???