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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Thu Oct 1, 2015, 09:47 PM Oct 2015

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USA MIC pissed at Russia for Syrian air strikes

Which is almost laughable if it wasn't so sad and pathetically ironic.

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USA MIC pissed at Russia for Syrian air strikes (Original Post) SHRED Oct 2015 OP

They are making plenty of money heartofstone Oct 2015 #1

Which is why defense contractors all went broke during the Cold War. NuclearDem Oct 2015 #2

Of course only MIC malaise Oct 2015 #3

Or use a surrogate but supply them weapons and cluster bombs Ichingcarpenter Oct 2015 #4

You mean malaise Oct 2015 #5

Americans didn't listen nationalize the fed Oct 2015 #6

This is why we have civilian control of the military. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #7

AW, Russia threw a little monkey in the war profiteer's wrenches... Dont call me Shirley Oct 2015 #8

Recent Russian military actions in Syria lay bare the stupidity of USA "leadership" PufPuf23 Oct 2015 #9

heartofstone

(33 posts)

1. They are making plenty of money

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Oct 1, 2015, 10:20 PM

Oct 2015

funneling weapons to the opposition as usual.

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)

2. Which is why defense contractors all went broke during the Cold War.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Oct 1, 2015, 10:22 PM

Oct 2015

Especially when it comes to arming Islamic rebels to fight off Russian aircraft.

malaise

(268,925 posts)

3. Of course only MIC

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Fri Oct 2, 2015, 05:10 AM

Oct 2015

can inflict airstrikes anywhere they want - or drone strikes or whatever.

Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)

4. Or use a surrogate but supply them weapons and cluster bombs

Reply to malaise (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 2, 2015, 05:14 AM

Oct 2015

Saudi Arabia and Yemen comes to mind.

malaise

(268,925 posts)

5. You mean

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 2, 2015, 05:21 AM

Oct 2015

'the allies'. These days the notion of a sovereign state has little meaning.

nationalize the fed

(2,169 posts)

6. Americans didn't listen

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Fri Oct 2, 2015, 05:40 AM

Oct 2015

We are always at war with eastasia/eurasia/someone. It has become the American way. Who is the latest Boogeyman?

On the good side, all of a sudden Civilian casualties matter.

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)

7. This is why we have civilian control of the military.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Fri Oct 2, 2015, 04:27 PM

Oct 2015

Dont call me Shirley

(10,998 posts)

8. AW, Russia threw a little monkey in the war profiteer's wrenches...

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Fri Oct 2, 2015, 04:28 PM

Oct 2015

PufPuf23

(8,767 posts)

9. Recent Russian military actions in Syria lay bare the stupidity of USA "leadership"

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Fri Oct 2, 2015, 04:52 PM

Oct 2015

in the Middle East.

We have cornered ourselves into having no viable options and no true allies regards Syria.

The cluster fuck is the result of being lied into the illegal war on Iraq and deliberately fostering instability in Iraq and surrounding countries with no exit strategy.

Like Iraq and Libya, the former status quo of Assad in Syria has been far over-shadowed by the horrific results of a ham-handed attempt to remove leadership not subservient to the USA.

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