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Jumping John

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1. Peace? The US has been at peace for only 10 yrs since it was founded. If we become a

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Mon May 28, 2012, 01:05 PM

May 2012

peaceful nation then who would pay off the congress.

And unemployment would be sky high without the Military Industrial Complex.

And the monies saved from being at war would never be used for the general welfare of the country or her citizens.

"There never was a good war or a bad peace." ~Benjamin Franklin

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Peace? The US has been at peace for only 10 yrs since it was founded. If we become a Jumping John May 2012 #1

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