Do You Believe We Will be Engaged in Permanent War in One Form
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Mon Dec-03-07 04:33 PM
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Poll question: Do You Believe We Will be Engaged in Permanent War in One Form
Edited on Mon Dec-03-07 04:37 PM by Uncle Joe
or Another; Terrorism or Drugs, With the Inevitable Result of The Continuous Erosion of Our Freedom.
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Mon Dec-03-07 04:36 PM
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1. Permanent bases in Iraq = permanent occupation nt
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Mon Dec-03-07 04:37 PM
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2. War is our biggest export.
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Mon Dec-03-07 04:43 PM
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3. the MIC rules the roost
it's been that way for decades, and until we stop allowing corporations the same rights as citizens, it will continue.
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Mon Dec-03-07 04:47 PM
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4. As sickening as it is , YES
This it the root of the american way . This is what drives this country especially since we don't make anything in this country anymore . This is what will be the end of this country .
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Mon Dec-03-07 04:53 PM
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5. We've been at war with someone, overtly or covertly
pretty much continuously since 7 December 1941. No reason to think it's gonna stop anytime soon, especially as long as it's profitable for somebody.
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Mon Dec-03-07 05:08 PM
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When we recall our soldiers from our global military bases, the War we haev been fighting for decades and decades will be over; i.e., the tenth of Never.
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Mon Dec-03-07 04:56 PM
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As Howard Zinn said:"When a nation issues ultimatums, it leaves no room for compromise and ensures that war will continue."
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Mon Dec-03-07 04:58 PM
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7. Permanent war until your country dies, yes. But not forever.
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Mon Dec-03-07 05:07 PM
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8. Voted yes but will add this qualifier...
..."There is absolutely no inevitability as long as there is a willingness to contemplate what is happening." - Marshall McLuhan
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Mon Dec-03-07 05:19 PM
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10. Already happening. Missed it?
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Mon Dec-03-07 05:20 PM
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11. Extremists always need an external enemy. nt
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Mon Dec-03-07 06:59 PM
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12. Till bankruptcy do us part. n/t
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Mon Dec-03-07 07:03 PM
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13. glad I read it again. I first read "permanent war in one forum" and thought it was a GD thread. nt
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Mon Dec-03-07 07:23 PM
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14. Yes...either with Eastasia or Eurasia
That's what Minitru reports on the telescreen, anyway. I love Big Brother. :evilfrown:
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