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DeSwiss

(27,137 posts)
2. K&R
Sat Jun 28, 2014, 05:15 AM
Jun 2014
- Yes, and here's why:

When your economy runs off of military confrontations and conflicts, then you must seed conflicts in one area to let the wind and nature take its course. Make a little trouble in Syria, for example, to scare up oil prices. Or alternately, throw doubt into the Ukraine sitch and the next thing you know natural gas prices are skyrocketing. Everyone makes a killing. It's like printing your own money. Because you can.

Eventually a ''need'' for intervention will arise from your sprouting blossoms. Soon a new ''budding democracy'' is crying out for our HELP!, and we're ever at the ready. With our rapid forces and planes, our drones and satellite cameras we see all, know all and can kill all if we want to. Another ragtag faux army of terrorists will be defeated no doubt, and all will be safe once again with the world. Until tomorrow, of course.

So supplies get used up, bombs get exploded, planes get flown and guns shoot a lot of bullets. A lot of bullets. People get killed, maimed and injured. All of which have to be replaced. And all will feed the new seeds that were planted by this fresh conflict, and soon it will seed itself.

And all of this has to be purchased. Some from high schools and colleges. Some from defense contractors and bullet makers -- all conveniently spread-out among the best Congressional districts to insure a continuing flow of cash for the folks back home.

And then this is where the Federal Reserve Bank (AKA: Wall Street) comes in, and our great-grandchildren become further enslaved by our timidity.

''The true value of a conflict is in the debt it produces -- you control the debt, you control everything''.

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Lavrov never missing an occasion to make laugh. an another one : fireflysky46 Jun 2014 #1
So in the middle of a crisis the EU signs a free trade agreement with the putative Ukrainian Monk06 Jun 2014 #3
Except that the US has been calling for a de-escalation since the crisis began karynnj Jun 2014 #25
The US started this crisis and they have no interest in de-escalating. They are financing Monk06 Jun 2014 #28
Such a flippant attitude toward the Russian Federation's leading diplomat . . . another_liberal Jun 2014 #6
Right its really kremlin bob ! nt fireflysky46 Jun 2014 #7
I'll catch your act later . . . another_liberal Jun 2014 #12
Nothing surprising in this, though. Igel Jun 2014 #16
Right. Let's see who's ahead in the ninth inning. I ballyhoo Jun 2014 #17
It doesn't matter if it's the ninth inning or the third tech3149 Jun 2014 #27
Excellent, tech3149. I agree with ballyhoo Jun 2014 #29
Thanks tech3149 Jun 2014 #30
Are you being serious? ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2014 #9
listening to much to Russian TV...nt fireflysky46 Jun 2014 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author fireflysky46 Jun 2014 #11
Up there with his assertion that Igel Jun 2014 #15
+1 fireflysky46 Jun 2014 #20
K&R DeSwiss Jun 2014 #2
Brilliant post, DeSwiss. Well said. ballyhoo Jun 2014 #18
So wildly well expressed. I certainly agree with ballyhoo. Must be heartfelt, to be so accurate. Judi Lynn Jun 2014 #19
''Keep telling the truth, even if your voice shakes.'' DeSwiss Jun 2014 #23
++ swilton Jun 2014 #26
And the US accuses Russia of the same. I think I see a pattern here. pampango Jun 2014 #4
+1 totally ! lol . nt fireflysky46 Jun 2014 #8
History will agree with Lavrov, and not with our super power arrogance . . . another_liberal Jun 2014 #5
NT ctsnowman Jun 2014 #13
Almost certainly some truth to the statement even if Russia is guilty as well. TheKentuckian Jun 2014 #14
When it comes to Ukraine, Russia's your classic abusive, jealous spouse. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2014 #21
Sounds like the same relationship between progressives and the Democratic Party. DeSwiss Jun 2014 #22
That is a good analogy. Throd Jun 2014 #24
There has been a good deal of loud, ignorant talk and threats coming from all parties bemildred Jun 2014 #31
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