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whatchamacallit

(15,558 posts)
Wed Sep 24, 2014, 04:48 PM Sep 2014

Do 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?
0 (0%)
Yes - The government has never lied about this before
0 (0%)
Yes - Because Obama
0 (0%)
Yes - Did you not hear them say existential? "We're talking EXISTENTIAL, man!"
0 (0%)
No - And I implore my compatriots to please wake the fuck up!
9 (100%)
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Do you still believe the stated objectives of these wars? (Original Post) whatchamacallit Sep 2014 OP
What do you mean, "still"? tularetom Sep 2014 #1
Try to see the dilemma for the architects of perpetual war whatchamacallit Sep 2014 #4
I say you should never believe the stated objective of any wars. raccoon Sep 2014 #2
Of course they will YoungDemCA Sep 2014 #9
Not just No, but HELL No! n/t leftstreet Sep 2014 #3
It's simple. We must help the rebels. And we must fight the rebels. CJCRANE Sep 2014 #5
What WAR? Has Congress acted? Vincardog Sep 2014 #6
You know, our unwar wars n/t whatchamacallit Sep 2014 #10
That implies that I once did. KamaAina Sep 2014 #7
Which wars? YoungDemCA Sep 2014 #8
Corporate money, wall to wall war propaganda. woo me with science Sep 2014 #11

tularetom

(23,664 posts)
1. What do you mean, "still"?
Wed Sep 24, 2014, 05:00 PM
Sep 2014

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
Wed Sep 24, 2014, 05:07 PM
Sep 2014

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.
Wed Sep 24, 2014, 05:01 PM
Sep 2014

Any nation is going to come up with a good-sounding reason for war, which is never the REAL reason.


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