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In reply to the discussion: I guess it's time to throw msnbc under the bus [View all]BO 08
(53 posts)14. Question
Do you agree that Drones used to attack terrorists in uncooperative territories ushers in the most dramatic DE-escalation of war in human history?
Do you think Paul does?
How many civilians would be killed if we carpet bombed Cambo... Pakistan?
How many troops would be killed if we invaded the Yemen?
I'm surprised to the point of signing up an account to see so many liberals arguing on behalf of bloated, tragic military incursions.
And many pretend that, if not for the drones, the enemy would be safe to roam among the innocents rather than the wholesale slaughter previous administrations have chosen.
Obama seems to be earning his peace prize if you ask me.
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Every day 35 people die from bullets/guns. Constant. No change in that...yet
graham4anything
Mar 2013
#19
Because it's a means of projecting force without stirring up much political backlash back home.
Marr
Mar 2013
#49
Exactly. Well said. This filibuster accomplished nothing besides attention for Rand Paul.
stevenleser
Mar 2013
#33