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zeemike

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23. And a permanent state of war.

Reply to Scuba (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 9, 2012, 02:35 PM

Sep 2012

Because once an industry becomes powerful they cannot be cut and always must grow...and a permanent state of war makes that happen.
That is why Eisenhower warned us about the military industrial complex....and we failed to listen to him....were he alive today he would tell us he told us so.

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Corporatism has also brought us unchecked pollution. Scuba Sep 2012 #1

And a permanent state of war. zeemike Sep 2012 #23

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I like that! - n/t mazzarro Sep 2012 #29

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