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greenman3610

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8. Eisenhower had it right

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 10:07 AM

Jan 2020

"Possibly my hatred of war blinds me so that I cannot comprehend the arguments they adduce. But, in my opinion, there is no such thing as a preventive war. Although this suggestion is repeatedly made, none has yet explained how war prevents war. Worse than this, no one has been able to explain away the fact that war creates the conditions that beget war."

- Remarks at Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 19, 1950 [DDE's Pre-Presidential Papers, Principal File, Box 196, Carnegie Institute]

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As I understand it, the Trump rationale for the assassination of Soleimani amounts to "he had [View all] Atticus Jan 2020 OP

And what about the blood of Jamal Ahmad Khashoggi? babylonsister Jan 2020 #1

My thoughts exactly. Firestorm49 Jan 2020 #6

The latest news out, gab13by13 Jan 2020 #15

Trump is pretty transparent. The inner workings of the Iranian regime less so. DFW Jan 2020 #2

Interesting Post - and Food for Thought panfluteman Jan 2020 #4

Great! Kill the Puppetmaster! panfluteman Jan 2020 #3

Bush The Younger called them "pre-emptive strikes." rocktivity Jan 2020 #5

Nothing like crystal ball diplomacy. defacto7 Jan 2020 #7

Eisenhower had it right greenman3610 Jan 2020 #8

Trump has the kingly power to murder anyone he wants to Farmer-Rick Jan 2020 #9

Every Iranian action is magnified, every Saudi action minimized grantcart Jan 2020 #10

The rationale?....he needs a war to distract from his impeachment.... mudstump Jan 2020 #11

+++++++++ not fooled Jan 2020 #14

Moscow Mitch's fault. He stands in the way of Trump' removal. nt NCjack Jan 2020 #12

When in reality, the orange fuckwit started this shit in the first place. Crowman2009 Jan 2020 #13