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Jackpine Radical

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14. Or, to shamelessly paraphrase Jay Gould,

Reply to H2O Man (Reply #12)

Tue Sep 30, 2014, 10:21 AM

Sep 2014

you can always hire half the politician class to mobilize the rage and fear of the public against any rational and deliberate actions proposed by the other half.

I think there are certain topics, such as the recent events in Gaza, and now ISIS/ISIL/Whatever, that politicians view as suicidal to get on the wrong side of.

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War Pheromones [View all] H2O Man Sep 2014 OP

Truth. scarletwoman Sep 2014 #1

Thank you. H2O Man Sep 2014 #11

There is an old principle taught to fledgeling officers at West Point. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #2

Possibility of Neocons working with RW Fundamentalists on Armageddon? KoKo Sep 2014 #10

"Do SOMETHING" ! H2O Man Sep 2014 #12

Or, to shamelessly paraphrase Jay Gould, Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #14

Mecca and Medina RufusTFirefly Sep 2014 #3

Right. H2O Man Sep 2014 #13

I believe it will prove successful, here is one micro example. Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #4

Thanks. H2O Man Sep 2014 #16

I agree, H2O Man, Cheney/Bush left a mess. Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #18

Why do you believe so many Americans support this, though. KoKo Sep 2014 #5

To answer part of your question F4lconF16 Sep 2014 #6

Unfortunately, as a nation we citizens react to things personally, at gut level HereSince1628 Sep 2014 #7

Fair Enough....but the photos of children from GAZA Bombings KoKo Sep 2014 #9

Great questions. H2O Man Sep 2014 #17

Heart of Lothian seveneyes Sep 2014 #8

K&R liberal_at_heart Sep 2014 #15