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tecelote

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11. MERCHANTS OF DEATH!

Reply to tecelote (Reply #10)

Thu Nov 26, 2015, 05:51 AM

Nov 2015

War profiteering used to be considered immoral yet today it is who we have become.

"...U.S. foreign arms sales, which surged 36 percent to $46.6 billion in fiscal 2015 and look set to remain strong in coming years, a top Pentagon official said."

They'll remain strong since we are creating terrorists at a record rate. Collateral Damage is the key to success. Just keep killing children and families and we can ensure more profits for years to come.

Where have our morals gone?

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U.S. Working To Keep Up With Surging Weapons Demand: Pentagon [View all] Purveyor Nov 2015 OP

Pentagon 3 years later: "WHERE are all these weapons COMING from?!?!?!?" MisterP Nov 2015 #1

Yep Ichingcarpenter Nov 2015 #2

One of my favorite toons n/t lordsummerisle Nov 2015 #20

..! The Reminder... KoKo Nov 2015 #29

We're #1... nt Mnemosyne Nov 2015 #3

Well, now that the merchants of death have spoken, I feel just LOTS better! PatrickforO Nov 2015 #4

...+1 840high Nov 2015 #7

When did the government itself become a company? newthinking Nov 2015 #5

Exactly. tecelote Nov 2015 #10

MERCHANTS OF DEATH! tecelote Nov 2015 #11

/\_/\_This_/\_/\ Scuba Nov 2015 #14

from the Onion... Enrique Nov 2015 #15

Seen this movie before, and before, and Hissyspit Nov 2015 #6

And this is why not a single politician can avoid the MIC. joshcryer Nov 2015 #8

And that, ultimately, is what will collapse the Empire.... villager Nov 2015 #9

This is the reason we have wars sorefeet Nov 2015 #12

Well of course....ISIS is burining through our weapons left and right. coyote Nov 2015 #13

The number of people who want to kill others is Turbineguy Nov 2015 #16

Finally, a federal jobs program Demeter Nov 2015 #17

If everybody around the world had weapons... Helen Borg Nov 2015 #18

Don't be unfashionable! AlbertCat Nov 2015 #19

All in accordance with standard US foreign policy. Nihil Nov 2015 #21

MIC: "Making fat stacks, yo!" Chef Eric Nov 2015 #22

It is an American Jobs Program. Agnosticsherbet Nov 2015 #23

Need to help the economy out. jwirr Nov 2015 #24

just what the world needs. barbtries Nov 2015 #25

Any questions? malthaussen Nov 2015 #26

Strange ... there seems to be a distinct lack of the usual jingoistic haters on this thread ... Nihil Nov 2015 #31

Ugh flamingdem Nov 2015 #27

Ka-ching baby! That$ all that metter$!!11!! Amirite? PSPS Nov 2015 #28

"MISSION ACCOMPLISHED" G. W. Bush 2003 Midnight Writer Nov 2015 #30

A history of financing both sides OxQQme Nov 2015 #32