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truedelphi

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18. As far as looking into evil situations and having
Fri Sep 6, 2013, 06:12 AM
Sep 2013

An accounting being made, "even if it is us," you need to stop and think about it really hard.

Who was behind My Lai?

Who was behind blowing up the dikes that enabled the Vietnamese rural peasants to survive? Who was in charge of seeing that millions of tons of Agent Orange were drenching the countryside of Vietnam so that the rain forest of that country was defoliated. And why was so much white phosphorous and napalm used against the Vietnamese people?

When the war in Vietnam ended, which nation stood firmly with Pol Pot of Cambodia, and against the nations who went to the UN and tried to have him stopped?

And who set up the School of the Americas, to help teach the Death Squads of Central America how to act as death squads?

Whose military went into Panama, killing two to five thousand civilians, simply because the Bush Crime Family was angry at their partner in crime, Noriega?

Who decided to use depleted uranium in the NATO action in Serbia? And then allowed for depleted uranium to be used in the war against the people of Iraq and Afghanistan?

The murder and atrocities committed by our nation since 1960 have affected millions of people. In Vietnam alone, the count was six million killed outright, wounded or left homeless.

If you think maybe we should try and have the UN get Assad and the leaders of the rebels to sit down and broker peace, I am all for it.

But our nation should be the last nation on earth that attempts to "set the record straight" and cause even more carnage in order to avenge the original carnage.



k&r Little Star Sep 2013 #1
SOS!! bigwillq Sep 2013 #2
heh, that is pretty funny - nt Ohio Joe Sep 2013 #3
Wow warrant46 Sep 2013 #4
Fuckin-A! FirstLight Sep 2013 #5
So simple, yet sooo hard, for them Puzzledtraveller Sep 2013 #6
K & R !!! WillyT Sep 2013 #7
Amen! FiveGoodMen Sep 2013 #8
K&R Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #9
K&R forestpath Sep 2013 #10
Sometimes simple teaching aids like that are effective. zeemike Sep 2013 #11
K&R! Phlem Sep 2013 #12
yes!! but... cash__whatiwant Sep 2013 #13
Considering their real constituents are the MIC and investors whatchamacallit Sep 2013 #14
This is why I love the internets.... DeSwiss Sep 2013 #15
Shouldn't that say "Little 'Merica" on the right? ;) grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #16
Okay, I'll be the one to go against the grain a lil bit. Akoto Sep 2013 #17
As far as looking into evil situations and having truedelphi Sep 2013 #18
Do you believe that, due to those past atrocities, we should not try to do the right thing here? Akoto Sep 2013 #21
My response to yoou is this one: Do you want our nation to remain truedelphi Sep 2013 #26
we have our own problems noiretextatique Sep 2013 #22
We have bridges falling down and they want to blow our tax dollars B Calm Sep 2013 #19
K&R!....nt Enthusiast Sep 2013 #20
times a million! bvar22 Sep 2013 #23
If we are so concerned about children... Blanks Sep 2013 #24
Syria aside, it is possible to walk and chew gum simultaneously. maxsolomon Sep 2013 #30
Twenty thousand people starved to death TODAY Nevernose Sep 2013 #38
Because that is easy to grasp. Hulk SMASH. maxsolomon Sep 2013 #65
Senseless gun deaths in this country is just an example... Blanks Sep 2013 #43
That's short and succinct. I hope they get the message and pay attention to it. sabrina 1 Sep 2013 #25
Isolationist Humor is the best maxsolomon Sep 2013 #27
du rec. xchrom Sep 2013 #28
OK, smart guy, so then how'd all our oil get over there in Not America? Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2013 #29
Couldn't have created a better illustration. Aerows Sep 2013 #31
So, cut off all the foreign aid (including the humanitarian)? brooklynite Sep 2013 #32
How Republican-ish. CakeGrrl Sep 2013 #33
Dumbest comment I've seen all week by anyone (n/t) Ocelot Sep 2013 #45
See post #36. great white snark Sep 2013 #48
Who's Eric Reed? Ocelot Sep 2013 #49
extremely dumb fascisthunter Sep 2013 #53
Yup, straight from a Freeper's Facebook. No source is a bad source if they slam Obama. great white snark Sep 2013 #47
That's so rich Ocelot Sep 2013 #51
I guess so fascisthunter Sep 2013 #54
Maybe because it's from an asshole teabagger's Facebook page. Cha Sep 2013 #61
Awesome! ... and borrowed (hope that's okay) n/t 1awake Sep 2013 #34
I can kick that! and rec too. From your lips to O's ears. eom 99th_Monkey Sep 2013 #35
Good God. It's a freeper's facebook post. SunSeeker Sep 2013 #36
I didn't see your post as I was googling myself, that said: Raine1967 Sep 2013 #50
I knew this would come from a Freeper or a Paul fan. And this wouldn't make a damn bit of differenc Number23 Sep 2013 #57
Yup. All the hallmarks: 1. oversimplistic 2. Obama bashing. nt SunSeeker Sep 2013 #58
It's absolutely a Tea Party group JohnnyRingo Sep 2013 #59
'Nuff said! n/t dgibby Sep 2013 #37
K & R Paper Roses Sep 2013 #39
DURec leftstreet Sep 2013 #40
All that is necessary for evil to triumph.... Motown_Johnny Sep 2013 #41
is for people to forget to take care of their own country? Pleidianfriend723 Sep 2013 #42
yep, that must be it Motown_Johnny Sep 2013 #63
Isolationism? Raine1967 Sep 2013 #44
Not only that, but our Mr. President shouldn't be FABRICATING BULLSHIT FAKE ''EVIDENCE'' Ocelot Sep 2013 #46
K&R MotherPetrie Sep 2013 #52
I see your point... JohnnyRingo Sep 2013 #55
I believe GAPC is a Tea Party organization. JohnnyRingo Sep 2013 #56
Isolationism isn't a good reason to oppose intervention. Blowback is, IMO. KittyWampus Sep 2013 #60
From the GAPC's Facebook page alcibiades_mystery Sep 2013 #62
This place sure is strange these days. Avalux Sep 2013 #66
Good Pic, Here is a sample letter for those that have not yet contacted their reps. orenbus Sep 2013 #64
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