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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDo you still believe the stated objectives of these wars?
(Provided you ever did)
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Yes - What's questionable about continuous war against a morphing cattle call of existential threats in an oil rich part of the world? | |
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Yes - The government has never lied about this before | |
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Yes - Because Obama | |
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Yes - Did you not hear them say existential? "We're talking EXISTENTIAL, man!" | |
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No - And I implore my compatriots to please wake the fuck up! | |
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Do you still believe the stated objectives of these wars? (Original Post)
whatchamacallit
Sep 2014
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tularetom
(23,664 posts)1. What do you mean, "still"?
I'm pretty sure I never did believe in them, but it's hard to keep up with what the latest threat is. It's like they keep trying new ones until they find one that actually holds up.
whatchamacallit
(15,558 posts)4. Try to see the dilemma for the architects of perpetual war
If you stick with one enemy for too long you start to look like a loser because you can't beat them, but if you change it up you are winning over and over and over...
raccoon
(31,106 posts)2. I say you should never believe the stated objective of any wars.
Any nation is going to come up with a good-sounding reason for war, which is never the REAL reason.
YoungDemCA
(5,714 posts)9. Of course they will
Honesty and politics-domestic or international-have never gone together.
leftstreet
(36,103 posts)3. Not just No, but HELL No! n/t
CJCRANE
(18,184 posts)5. It's simple. We must help the rebels. And we must fight the rebels.
Vincardog
(20,234 posts)6. What WAR? Has Congress acted?
whatchamacallit
(15,558 posts)10. You know, our unwar wars n/t
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)7. That implies that I once did.
YoungDemCA
(5,714 posts)8. Which wars?
There are several.
woo me with science
(32,139 posts)11. Corporate money, wall to wall war propaganda.