You take a mortal man...

[Union Yes]

You take a mortal man
And put him in control
WATCH HIM BECOME A GOD
Watch peoples heads a'roll

Just like the Pied Piper
Led rats through the streets
We dance like marionettes
Swaying to the Symphony of DESTRUCTION!

Acting like a robot
It's metal brain corrodes
You try to take its pulse
Before the head explodes
EXPLODES!

The earth starts to rumble
World powers fall
A'warring for the heavens
A "peaceful" man stands tall.

Thanks to the poet Dave Mustaine of Megadeth for saying it so elequently.

Sorry Barack, I will not sway to your Symphony of Destruction.

You had a choice Mr. Prez. To be a peacetime prez or a warmonger.

We now see the path you have chosen.

Why did you feel the need to lie to us during the campaign? You convinced us that you would choose peace if elected.

Afghanistan = Graveyard of Nations. And we are next.


Progressives, are you willing to sacrifice your children and our national treasure to this war?

Obama is 1 bad policy decision away from owning both wars.

Obama will be the last Democrat that this progressive ever votes for.

Maybe this will be the beginning of the end of our severely broken 2 party system.

Can anyone tell the difference between the 2?

A warpig always smells the same regardless of what pigpen you stick it in.

I choose peace. The Dems DO NOT.

Peace.

[MadMaddie]

1. Yawn...

What you are asking for is for President Obama to withdraw all troops irresponsibly. Just yank them out....and then when he does it you and others like you will be the first to be screaming about the genocide and other inevitable crimes that will happen.

If the US, Russia and other countries agree to finally work together to get rid of the opium in Afghanastan, the money will dry up for groups like the Taliban. No money, no weapons = out of power.

Russia has proven they couldn't do it alone, the US won't be able to do it alone.

[monmouth]

2. The Village of FReeperville is missing its idiot...n/t

[Union Yes]

7. Show me a freeper that chooses peace.

Just 1.

[BlooInBloo]

3. If only your post were as good as that song/album.

[Emit]

4. Hyperbole, anyone?

[Union Yes]

5. I posted this knowing full well...

that it would rub the warmongering DU'ers the wrong way.

I still choose peace. Do you?

[Union Yes]

6. The fact that there are still soooo many folks..

that believe that war is the solution proves just how slow evolution can be.

War is never a solution.

I still choose peace. Do you?

[Ocracoker16]

11. So what is the solution?

Please be specific.

[Union Yes]

12. Answer...

Over the past 30 years, defense spending and the resulting need for veteran's services has been the largest sector of federal govt spending in the fed's budget. Only to be surpassed recently with these bailouts.

When it comes to defense spending, there hasn't been a close second. Most, if not almost all of our $12+ trillion dollar national debt is attributed to defense spending over the past 30 years.

The result.

A war machine that has cannibalized our GDP and continues to do so. 700+ military bases internationally, and a nation mired in 2 un-winnable wars.

Does any other nation have its military scattered all over the fucking globe?

The solution starts with an embargo of Israel. And an end to Israeli influence in Washington. We attacked Iraq and Afghanistan at the behest of the Pro Israel lobby and they are pushing America to attack Iran.

No more financial or military aid for Israel. We have infuriated the Muslim world for long enough.

Aware of the size of this planets Muslim population? 1 Billion+ and they are rising up.

No American Army will ever defeat that.

After we threaten embargo, if that doesn't force Israel to the negotiating table then enact embargo.

Israel must stop expansionism, must remove it's presence from Gaza entirely, and it must tear down illegal settlements in Gaza and Palestine.

The Arab world will never accept peace until this happens. And the Arab world owns and imports most of our oil.

We need to close our bases internationally and bring ALL of our troops home. Then reduce our military by a minimum of 50%. Our military should defend our borders and ONLY our borders.

We're fully engaged in nation building in Iraq and Afghanistan, yet our nation is crumbling and in a state of free fall.

The sad fact about our war machine is it's inability to defend our borders.

9/11 and our porous borders prove that fact to this day.

WE ARE NOT GETTING OUR MONEYS WORTH!

I'm tired of watching the poor volunteer and sacrifice themselves to this senseless fucking slaughter. Dieing, getting maimed, and giving their sanity to fight a rich mans war.

I served in the Army from '91 to '95. I've been there. I know what I'm talking about.

I saw the mentality. That we were trained to be pawns for the wealthy corporate elite. As a soldier, you better fucking like it!

Fostering peace isn't just some hopeless liberal progressive pipe dream.

It's a necessity.

We can no longer afford our war machine. Neither with the lives of our brave troops or monetarily.

Proof- $12+ Trillion in debt that will explode. A mountain of war dead and permanently maimed casualties of war. Physically and mentally maimed. Homeless vets living under bridges. Committing suicide as they're left to relive the horrors of their exposure to war til they snap.

I'm no longer willing to sacrifice my loved ones to fight for the rich man.

What's happening in the Muslim world must be dealt with internationally, not unilatterally.

I still and always will choose peace.

Hope this answered you question.

Peace

[shadowknows69]

8. Peace sells.....but who's buyinig?

K+R

[LuvNewcastle]

9. Why did you vote for him?

In the campaign, he talked about ending the war in Iraq while continuing the war in Afghanistan. He also talked about crossing the border into Pakistan. I don't entirely agree with him either, but I'm certainly not surprised by any of it.

[Hanse]

10. Wow. Megadeth lyrics. How profound.

You're such a rebel.