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SamKnause

(14,948 posts)
4. Syria
Wed Jul 24, 2013, 11:51 AM
Jul 2013

The U.S. does not promote peace. Ask Latin America.

The U.S. does not believe in peace. Ask Vietnam.

The U.S. does not want peace. Ask Iraq and Afghanistan.

The U.S. is a warmongering country. Ask all the countries that we have harmed in the name of spreading 'democracy'.

The U.S. is an empire building country. Ask all the numerous countries that we have invaded, occupied, bombed, backed coups, used financial terrorism and sanctions against.

The U.S. is number one in weapons manufacturing.

The U.S. is number one in weapons exports.

The U.S. economy depends on war to keep its economy from collapsing.

The U.S. is controlled by war profiteers. Ask Dick Cheney and the Bush family.

The U.S. is controlled by corporations that promote war and war products. Ask GE, Boeing, Northrop, or Blackwater; aka XE or Academi, and Halliburton.

The U.S. is controlled by the MIC brass that spread propaganda and fear. Ask Colin Powell and all of the Senators and Congresspersons who continue to vote for military intervention and funding for the military.

The U.S. has no functioning government. Ask the citizens of the U.S.

The U.S. is a rogue nation that does not abide by international laws.

The U.S. is not a member of the International Criminal Court.

The U.S. protects presidents and vice presidents that brag about torture. Ask George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Barack Obama.

The U.S. has lost all sense of decency.

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