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2016-08-29 Government

Why Washington is Addicted to Perpetual War

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Posted by Besoeker 2016-08-29 15:03|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Kinder and gentler are the recipes for perpetual war. Sherman is correct - War is hell. Don't hide the fact. Avoid if at all possible, but if not make sure the people on the other side experience that hell, if for no other reason to deter those who might want to play the game.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-08-29 16:32|| 2016-08-29 16:32|| Front Page Top

#2 And don't try to establish democracy in a snake pit.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-08-29 16:36|| 2016-08-29 16:36|| Front Page Top

#3 War is costly. Pols like spending money.

Posted by Iblis 2016-08-29 17:54|| 2016-08-29 17:54|| Front Page Top

#4 We had peace in Iraq after great cost then an idiot who knew better than the experts pulled out the troops and created the mess we have.

I think they subscribe policy to idiocy.

Posted by rjschwarz 2016-08-29 18:15|| 2016-08-29 18:15|| Front Page Top

#5 Kinder and gentler are the recipes for perpetual war. -P2K

The chefs and recipe makers at the United Nations, the EU, or the QUANGOs orbiting them: involve any of them at your peril.

Posted by magpie 2016-08-29 18:48|| 2016-08-29 18:48|| Front Page Top

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