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awoke_in_2003

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8. We had the most powerful military...

Reply to trailmonkee (Original post)

Sat Sep 1, 2012, 12:34 PM

Sep 2012

in the world in Sept. 2001. No country in the world would stand toe to toe with us. When faced with such strength, some do the only thing they can do- engage in terrorism. Let us destroy ourselves out of fear. OBL won that one, we have been destroying ourselves since. As long as we keep swinging our dicks all over the world, more of these acts will occur, and this big hulking military cannot stop a few determined individuals.

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Romney's "4% for Freedom" is 100% impossible [View all] trailmonkee Sep 2012 OP

Vote for the Military Industrial Complex! (n/t) thesquanderer Sep 2012 #1

Madness. reflection Sep 2012 #2

Could we please show Ike's speech on the military-industrial-complex at the DNC? nanabugg Sep 2012 #3

We have the most powerful military on earth and all it took was a few box cutters to threaten it. Skidmore Sep 2012 #4

No, no, no... jmowreader Sep 2012 #14

You're just still nailing your own coffin, Rmoney Panasonic Sep 2012 #5

Corporate and social welfare. earthside Sep 2012 #6

I am all for cutting the defense spending down to 1% higher than the nearest country's defense spend Panasonic Sep 2012 #7

We had the most powerful military... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2012 #8

Spending that much is just a way to justify killing safety net of SS, Medicare, Medicaid, etc. neverforget Sep 2012 #9

Save the money and keep the troops at home. SmittynMo Sep 2012 #10

Is that the percentage of brain matter that repugs use? louis-t Sep 2012 #11

so say's the ultimate chickenhawk family wilt the stilt Sep 2012 #12

�so powerful no other nation would dare challenge us"... Big Orange Jeff Sep 2012 #13

We are NOT currently spending more than all other nations combined jmowreader Sep 2012 #15

Too late for all that. David__77 Sep 2012 #16

Forget that fecal matter, it's time to cut the military budget IN HALF RoccoR5955 Sep 2012 #17

He wants to be Hitler II = MITler goclark Sep 2012 #18