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44. In The Political Present, Sir, It Is A Useful Point

Reply to bigtree (Reply #33)

Fri Oct 20, 2023, 11:14 PM

Oct 2023

So I've no objection to it being made.

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Did Biden suggest a plus side of war? [View all] randr Oct 2023 OP

Do you have a source? SharonClark Oct 2023 #1

Yes, recent speech randr Oct 2023 #2

A real source? Like a video or transcript of his exact words? SharonClark Oct 2023 #5

New York Times has a transcript Sympthsical Oct 2023 #6

The masters of war continue to place profit over progress randr Oct 2023 #10

IMHO that's Fox news style willful misinterpretation of what Biden said. emulatorloo Oct 2023 #14

Big profits womanofthehills Oct 2023 #48

Thank you. SharonClark Oct 2023 #34

Only the greedy MIC and other profiteers benefit from war. All humanity fails. Magoo48 Oct 2023 #41

While I am not a fan of militarism, I can't see that as a "plus side of war". Caliman73 Oct 2023 #42

Oh, I agree Sympthsical Oct 2023 #43

We sell weapons to 103 nations womanofthehills Oct 2023 #49

He said it would help companies in TX, PA and OH BeyondGeography Oct 2023 #3

But it may appeal to Republicans in the House, who he needs to win votes from LymphocyteLover Oct 2023 #7

Probably has to do with the people saying it hurts the US JI7 Oct 2023 #4

That is how I took his comments sarisataka Oct 2023 #28

Not just them - we sell to 103 nations womanofthehills Oct 2023 #50

And if those countries didn't buy from the US they would get them from China or Russia etc EX500rider Oct 2023 #52

What choice do we have? They can eat our civilization, or we can assist in fighting them. bucolic_frolic Oct 2023 #8

That has eternally been the question randr Oct 2023 #9

Just Because Someone Makes Money Off It Doesn't Mean It Oughtn't Be Done The Magistrate Oct 2023 #11

the objectionable thing isn't that someone's making money. That's a canard. bigtree Oct 2023 #15

Seems More Honesty Than Offense To Me, Sir The Magistrate Oct 2023 #17

so it's to the point that money spent isn't a burden to the U.S. bigtree Oct 2023 #33

In The Political Present, Sir, It Is A Useful Point The Magistrate Oct 2023 #44

cart leading the horse bigtree Oct 2023 #53

Seems to me SteveX Oct 2023 #12

It's horrifying. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2023 #13

So.. of everything he said, that was all you heard? Srkdqltr Oct 2023 #16

It's not like we don't have enough weapons to blow up the fucking world yet. Amirite? Autumn Oct 2023 #22

Of course. He said that too. Wish I knew how to fix it. Srkdqltr Oct 2023 #23

I'm at the point where I want to hear him tell Hamas and Israel to work it out, or not. Autumn Oct 2023 #25

Of course you're at that point. You've got nothing to lose. MyNameIsJonas Oct 2023 #26

Israel is not my country. Palestine in not my country. The United states of America is my Autumn Oct 2023 #29

I beg your pardon randr Oct 2023 #46

The part of the speech that was quoted above was in reference to Ukraine vs. Russia. W_HAMILTON Oct 2023 #38

There is a huge difference between what is going on between the Ukraine and Russia and what has been going Autumn Oct 2023 #40

No, I heard a man I am proud of randr Oct 2023 #35

"patriotic workers are building the arsenal of democracy" leftstreet Oct 2023 #18

What's the problem with that statement? Elessar Zappa Oct 2023 #19

It was an effective statement during WWII leftstreet Oct 2023 #20

production for use bigtree Oct 2023 #21

If we lived in a perfect world, there would be no need for weapons peggysue2 Oct 2023 #24

Americans are against more money for the military leftstreet Oct 2023 #31

His comments are only tone deaf if . . . peggysue2 Oct 2023 #32

Biden is very skilled in tough political waters ismnotwasm Oct 2023 #27

It does maybe jar, but I think he's just stating a fact. Emrys Oct 2023 #30

Any worker who can weld and build a navy ship or fighter plane... WarGamer Oct 2023 #36

there are people who claim WWII got us out of the depression treestar Oct 2023 #37

WW11 did lift us out of a depression randr Oct 2023 #47

No he did not suggest a plus side to war Progressive dog Oct 2023 #39

No. betsuni Oct 2023 #45

No. revmclaren Oct 2023 #51