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In reply to the discussion: Kick and Goddamned R if you don't want to Attack Syria! [View all]Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)be it preemptive or otherwise. I think I've heard the "humanitarian" argument put forth to justify an intervention. Yeah, like that would be the real reason as history reveals, we don't do it that way.
While many of us have seen the tremendous cost of human lives, well-being and national wealth, this does not seem to be a determining factor to those who make the plans and decisions. In fact, PNAC seems to still be the blueprint for how the Midde-east goes.
So, we have a HUGE war machine with billions worth of techno-weapons available and in development. Do WE really think that is just going to sit and gather dust for long? Do we really expect a country that is armed to the teeth and heavily invested in "defense", (now: offense) to just sit idle and not USE the hyper-expensive weapons we all worked so very hard to pay for and that our children and their children will be paying for?
No way. That's not going to happen. We will have a forever war, (though occupation, preemptive attacks, and other terms really apply) ahead, as long as the MIC and investors stand to benefit from our collective wealth.
Sorry. We would have to dismantle some of this stuff and cut the budge enough to keep the war machine sparse and to the point. Right. Sure.