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Nah, it's still Fox "News". Scuba Aug 2014 #1
Any excuse in the book to continue the neo-con vision of the "long war". malaise Aug 2014 #2
Thanks! It aint rocket science with these brainiacs... remember the Vulcans? grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #10
so you think ISIS qazplm Aug 2014 #3
Not only that, but they wouldn't exist had we not done so:( grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #4
...and if we had not sold weapons to Saddam, Iran would have taken over Iraq. L0oniX Aug 2014 #8
No, not following... You mean the chemical weapons Rumsfeld sold to Saddam, and then grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #9
If we would have helped Saddam more to fight the war with Iran... L0oniX Aug 2014 #11
And if we had not overthrown Iran's democracy, we might be great friends now n/t arcane1 Aug 2014 #54
So many mistakes ...so little wisdom. L0oniX Aug 2014 #67
Sad but true :( arcane1 Aug 2014 #71
that's just plain insane qazplm Aug 2014 #55
In this case, destabilizing the region by invading Iraq, and supporting Surian rebels, is one of the grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #61
Have fun waving your flag. L0oniX Aug 2014 #68
I will never understand the "Blame America First Ethos".... clarice Aug 2014 #22
The first step to recovery for this nation is to admit we have a problem. [n/t] Maedhros Aug 2014 #28
Of course...every Country has it's problems.....at least we don't behead people. nt clarice Aug 2014 #29
Why is beheading someone worse than blowing up children with Hellfire missiles? Maedhros Aug 2014 #30
Perhaps it is prejudice..but I wouldn't want to live anywhere but here. You ? nt clarice Aug 2014 #31
I wouldn't mind leaving the United States for a country that is less callously bloodthirsty. Maedhros Aug 2014 #32
I'm sorry you feel this way...Peace and out. nt clarice Aug 2014 #34
It is amazing how clean the cities are in countries that are not run by their militarists. grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #66
at least under Mussolini the trains ran on time. kwassa Aug 2014 #72
Fair winds and full sails! FrodosPet Aug 2014 #39
American Militarism - love it or leave it, eh? [n/t] Maedhros Aug 2014 #40
LOL! FrodosPet Aug 2014 #42
False Dilemmas, love 'em or leave 'em, eh? LanternWaste Aug 2014 #48
I am so wanting to live in French Polynesia... L0oniX Aug 2014 #70
Stupidest post I've read today. tabasco Aug 2014 #60
I think the first step would be reading histor LanternWaste Aug 2014 #47
In this case, the biggest instigator of violence on the region does happen to be the US, doesn't it? grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #62
Blame imperialism first eridani Aug 2014 #64
I can't and never will respect or accept the rejection of introspect. L0oniX Aug 2014 #69
According to reports, "the beheader" was from London? mask off the cowards face & expose him. Sunlei Aug 2014 #5
Pull the mask back even further, and you get John Macain, and Lindsay Graham.... and Prince Bandar: grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #6
Don't forget to add the MIC mask too. L0oniX Aug 2014 #13
+100000 The ugly, and deliberate cycle. woo me with science Aug 2014 #41
McCain is such a prize, but imagine a world that doesnt use fossil fuels, wonder if we would BaggersRDumb Aug 2014 #53
We Created A Huge Army Of Nutters CJCRANE Aug 2014 #7
That sums it up nicley! Rinse and repeat, and you get endless war for perpetual profit, weehee! grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #12
Anything to help MIC stocks and congressional war investors. L0oniX Aug 2014 #14
yep, see you at the post-production party.. frylock Aug 2014 #21
The turnaround this time was amazing. CJCRANE Aug 2014 #37
You would be thinkin' correctly... truth2power Aug 2014 #15
Gee and last week we heard jen63 Aug 2014 #16
Let's see . . . hifiguy Aug 2014 #17
What you said ... 3 minutes earlier than me.... Bigmack Aug 2014 #19
They got scimitars!!!! The "biggest threat" for sure: grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #38
Even without Western involvement.. Matrosov Aug 2014 #18
Except that these groups were under control CJCRANE Aug 2014 #23
Not yet. But, after we sell them the 7th Fleet and 2ndMarDiv they will be. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2014 #20
Here's the thing Rex Aug 2014 #24
We are responsible for torturing Iraqi's and Abu Ghraib. We are resposible for the war crimes of the grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #36
Well I don't think we will have any of those things happen, because Obama is not the BFEE. Rex Aug 2014 #51
They're the newest stretch of track on the neocon railroad whatchamacallit Aug 2014 #25
I hope for a day when there is a "rush to Peace" in America. Viva_Daddy Aug 2014 #26
They have to address the challenge of Isis flamingdem Aug 2014 #27
"Isis can be contained pretty well with airstrikes." What makes you think that? I would submit grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #35
We're seeing the standard playbook right now. Maedhros Aug 2014 #43
They can't move into Jordan, Israel, Iran so they are contained flamingdem Aug 2014 #45
AFAIK there are less than that. CJCRANE Aug 2014 #46
Yes, they're using that old trick flamingdem Aug 2014 #49
Fair enough. CJCRANE Aug 2014 #50
haha wasn't thinking of the MSM exaggerating flamingdem Aug 2014 #59
they were killing a lot of people qazplm Aug 2014 #56
ISIS did not exist, and Al-Qaeda was not in Iraq before we got into it. Agreed? grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #58
Simple Question To Hagel ProfessorGAC Aug 2014 #33
Seems to me this group, and those like them, are bigger threats to the USA n2doc Aug 2014 #44
At some point there are just too many threats then what? gordianot Aug 2014 #52
Wait. Are you talking about these guys? JEB Aug 2014 #57
Yes, those guys! grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #63
It's like a slow motion false flag JEB Aug 2014 #65
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