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DeSwiss

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14. Is It Too Much to Ask of Our Leaders to Put America First? Leave Us Out of Another Middle East War

Reply to Better Believe It (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2012, 11:01 PM

Apr 2012

- For our elected leaders, the answer is a weak and timid ''[font size=1]no[/font].'' But for our unelected CORPORATE RULERS (AKA: The 1%ers), profit margin rules dictate that the answer is an unequivocal: ''[font size=5]YES!!!! MORE WAR PROFITS!!! MORE WAR PROFITS!!! MORE WAR PROFITS!!! [/font]''

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Is It Too Much to Ask of Our Leaders to Put America First? Leave Us Out of Another Middle East War [View all] Better Believe It Apr 2012 OP

What, and let all those Mid-East countries have control of our oil under their soil? MadHound Apr 2012 #1

The United States now exports more oil than it imports and oil companies still want to drill more .. Better Believe It Apr 2012 #2

And we are so cavalier to Mendocino Apr 2012 #9

rec. KG Apr 2012 #3

By "Us", which Corporate interest are you talking about? Junkdrawer Apr 2012 #4

You and your right wing sources!.... Oh wait, never mind, I will find a way to Dragonfli Apr 2012 #5

So much damn good sense in one place. (nt) enough Apr 2012 #6

Recco! the antichristie Apr 2012 #7

And Kicko! the antichristie Apr 2012 #8

Stop spreading Democratic ideals around here. You'll get some people upset! sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #10

And maybe the presidential candidates could invest their money in the US rurallib Apr 2012 #11

K&R n/t JohnyCanuck Apr 2012 #12

nah... lets be dumb ass robots and cheer on anything the American Military does fascisthunter Apr 2012 #13

Is It Too Much to Ask of Our Leaders to Put America First? Leave Us Out of Another Middle East War DeSwiss Apr 2012 #14

Yes it's too much too ask Senator cbrer Apr 2012 #15

Hey, war makes the rich richer. So it's all good. kath Apr 2012 #16