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European Socialist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-18-05 09:17 PM
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No sacrifices asked for Iraq, so public will not worry about the costs.
Budget also kept separate, so nobody can say it is cutting into other government programs. Summary: somebody else's kid using nobody's money.
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A Simple Game Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-18-05 09:35 PM
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1. Whew, I feel better now. I was worried for awhile there. n/t
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European Socialist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-18-05 09:48 PM
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4. I know the post seems obvious...
but normally a gov't will try to sell you on war-this one wants you to forget about it.
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A Simple Game Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-18-05 10:31 PM
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6. I have to quit trying to figure out these people.
It gets me nowhere.

My sarcasm was aimed at the government, not you. Sorry if you thought that, I should have been clearer.
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Mari333 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-18-05 09:37 PM
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2. now they want you to DONATE to rebuilding Iraq!
check it out:

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/politics/12679449.htm
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-18-05 09:43 PM
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3. Ain't is amazing?
the destruction of the US has entered phase two and most peoople are still quite clueless
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-18-05 09:52 PM
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5. Using the world's love of the US dollar to go into debt. They could
have chosen "education" "health care" "infrastructure" "alternative energy". But no - the puff up in the amount of debt USA could sustain went to corporations (if UN had invaded Iraq - only locals could have bid on rebuilding contracts first) and tax cuts for the rich to keep the market roaring - while middle class & poor fight inflation caused by oil - with lower wages.

They could have used the excess ability to carry debt for something else.

They chose to give it to a small group of elites.

They choose. And the war has not been paid for.
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