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merrily

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2. Ah, the old chicken or egg conundrum.

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2014, 05:21 AM

Sep 2014

Which came first, our anti-terrorism wars against Iraq and Afghanistan and our actions vis a vis Arabs in general, or IS?

Which came first, our desire to gather more data than we know what to do with, or IS?

Ah, well. Moot points.

Thing is, what can/should we do about it now that does not make matters even worse as far as raising up more people and more generations who want to hurt the US and therefore USians?

Hint: more bombing of Middle Easterners is probably not going to do it. Not more extraordinary renditions or drone killings, either.

One definition of insanity is repeating the same behaviors and expecting a different result.

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We're Screwed: The New War on ISIL Will Kill Spying Reform, and Reoccupy Iraq at Giant Costs [View all] xchrom Sep 2014 OP

There was never ever going to be spying reform, love. djean111 Sep 2014 #1

Bingo, but media is not likely to tell the truth about that. merrily Sep 2014 #3

Ah, the old chicken or egg conundrum. merrily Sep 2014 #2