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To every professional shill engaged in apologism for more MIC slaughter for profit, (Original Post) woo me with science Sep 2014 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Sep 2014 #1
+1 woo me with science Sep 2014 #6
When did Democrats have "principles"? YoungDemCA Sep 2014 #12
Thanks Woo!!! grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #2
... woo me with science Sep 2014 #10
Why do you hate job-creators? leftstreet Sep 2014 #3
The MIC has been spectacularly successful in spawning new wars. cpwm17 Sep 2014 #4
+1 We are fed on lies. woo me with science Sep 2014 #7
I highly doubt that any of these people read DU. nt NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #5
kick woo me with science Sep 2014 #8
. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #9
What about those who are engaged in apologism for ISIL? YoungDemCA Sep 2014 #11
PAID apologism, no less. Bobbie Jo Sep 2014 #13

Response to woo me with science (Original post)

 

cpwm17

(3,829 posts)
4. The MIC has been spectacularly successful in spawning new wars.
Wed Sep 10, 2014, 10:21 PM
Sep 2014

When the Cold War ended the war mongers invented new enemies. Saddam was the perfect villain at the right time. HW Bush launched the First Gulf War and it has progressively only gotten worse for the ME since that time, just like the war mongers love it.

woo me with science

(32,139 posts)
7. +1 We are fed on lies.
Thu Sep 11, 2014, 02:16 AM
Sep 2014

Anyone paying attention to the MIC and recent political history knew that this was planned and going to be carried out with some excuse, and it didn't matter a damn which party we elected.

Our politics are theater. All policy is more or less predictable by asking yourself, "What would a corrupt, criminal oligarchy based on corporate exploitation and war do?"



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