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Bonobo

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12. The most overlooked fact of the last decade of US wars...

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Jan 6, 2012, 08:49 AM

Jan 2012

is that it has counter-productively reduced our security in at least two ways:

1. It has demonstrated that the US is a paper tiger.

2. It has increased the number of people who hate the US and wish to do it harm.

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Music To My War-Weary Ears... Obama: the US can no longer fight the world's battles [View all] kpete Jan 2012 OP

Oh, but I thought he was going to wage war on Syria and Iran. tabatha Jan 2012 #1

*crickets* Muskypundit Jan 2012 #2

This won't be easy. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #3

Please lets call it what it is ,Tell him we orpupilofnature57 Jan 2012 #4

We couldn't protect Jack hootinholler Jan 2012 #8

Your right ,TPTB know only $$$$$$$ orpupilofnature57 Jan 2012 #11

The budget can be cut many times over.... evrstrong Jan 2012 #5

We NEVER did conduct "two such major operations simultaneously." The Colonel on MSNBC today pointed Pirate Smile Jan 2012 #6

We STARTED the last two. MichiganVote Jan 2012 #7

The interview with Panetta on The Newshour was pathetic. DCKit Jan 2012 #9

dicentes pax pax et non erat pax JVS Jan 2012 #10

The most overlooked fact of the last decade of US wars... Bonobo Jan 2012 #12