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krispos42

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3. Just like the War on Drugs and the War on Guns.

Reply to JEB (Original post)

Sun Dec 20, 2015, 06:26 PM

Dec 2015

Drugs are cheaper, stronger, and more available than before the War started. Likewise, domestic gun production has tripled since 2007 and imports have doubled.

The law of unintended consequences seems to be in full effect.

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War On Terror Has Created More Terrorism [View all] JEB Dec 2015 OP

It's called "the self-licking ice cream cone" in some circles Proserpina Dec 2015 #1

I disagree, the War on Terror has done exactly what it was actually supposed to do Fumesucker Dec 2015 #2

+1! 2naSalit Dec 2015 #5

A pretext for US militarism, plain and simple. n/t ronnie624 Dec 2015 #9

Some powerful interests are certainly JEB Dec 2015 #10

Just like the War on Drugs and the War on Guns. krispos42 Dec 2015 #3

That's exactly what I came here to post madville Dec 2015 #7

Yep. treestar Dec 2015 #4

We never talk about the source of "extremism." DirkGently Dec 2015 #6

ab-so-fucking-lutely. nt JEB Dec 2015 #11

Kinda like the War on Drugs. Both "wars" require an endless supply of $$$. valerief Dec 2015 #8