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JackRiddler

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25. I'm not sure that just wasting the tax dollars is really worse...

Thu Jan 26, 2012, 03:01 PM

Jan 2012

than some of the other stuff they may be doing, that US embassies (a.k.a. covers for CIA and other intel stations) have done in the past, and that the USG definitely did do in Iraq. Like compiling dossiers on officials and parliamentarians, and using these to influence Iraqi politics. Using that influence to help favored contractors rather than the Iraqi people. Using that influence to affect Iraqi foreign policy on behalf of neocon-style grand strategies. Spying on everyone an everything. Bribing journalists. Sowing instability and discord. Arming and training death squads. Drawing up assassination lists. Arranging false flags. Etc. Etc.

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Flashback: The Iraq war is over. [View all] ProSense Jan 2012 OP

Kick! n/t ProSense Jan 2012 #1

"The troops are out, the war is over!" for Americans, but not for the Iraqi people - too bad, huh? sad sally Jan 2012 #2

they don't all work for the US government directly zipplewrath Jan 2012 #3

You know what ProSense Jan 2012 #4

Maybe not for "Embassy security and trainers in a country is not a war" - for the other sad sally Jan 2012 #5

Guess I take a more humane view zipplewrath Jan 2012 #6

Well, ProSense Jan 2012 #7

And my point zipplewrath Jan 2012 #9

Well, ProSense Jan 2012 #10

Appreciation to military members and their families, a period of silent reflection, relief - sad sally Jan 2012 #11

Wait ProSense Jan 2012 #12

A tad selfish don't ya think? zipplewrath Jan 2012 #29

At least before the US exited, our fine security forces taught them how to handle people who sad sally Jan 2012 #8

One obvious mistake you should correct, one giant fallacy. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #13

No ProSense Jan 2012 #15

"Employed by US embassy" not the same as "all USG," neither the same as total contractors JackRiddler Jan 2012 #17

Gee ProSense Jan 2012 #18

The wars over? Wow! Who won? n/t A Simple Game Jan 2012 #14

Does ProSense Jan 2012 #16

Our Lady Satan of Perpetual War JackRiddler Jan 2012 #19

Exactly, there are no winners in war, A Simple Game Jan 2012 #21

Is the US embassy the only US entity currently operating in Iraq? morningfog Jan 2012 #20

Excellent questions. But wait... JackRiddler Jan 2012 #22

Wasting tax dollars. See, this one the reasons we americans can't have nice things like SammyWinstonJack Jan 2012 #23

I'm not sure that just wasting the tax dollars is really worse... JackRiddler Jan 2012 #25

I found this: morningfog Jan 2012 #27

That Embassy must have been crowded. nt raouldukelives Jan 2012 #24

That "embassy" is larger than the Vatican. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #26

Yay! Did we win a pony? Or, do we have to wait until we "win" in Afghanistan? Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2012 #28

Kick Scurrilous Jan 2012 #30