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Wall Street. Half-Century Man Mar 2016 #1
+1 daleanime Mar 2016 #18
Smedley Butler agreed deutsey Mar 2016 #23
My USMC HERO!.................n-t Ernesto Mar 2016 #69
+100 Duppers Mar 2016 #92
War is a racket eom noiretextatique Mar 2016 #119
BINGO. Fast Walker 52 Mar 2016 #47
+10000 heaven05 Mar 2016 #68
basic natural law: Any entity that stellanoir Mar 2016 #98
+2 Duval Mar 2016 #124
The pocket books and net worth of the "fortunate" NorthCarolina Mar 2016 #2
oil... lame54 Mar 2016 #3
How true....The original name of the Iraq War was LibDemAlways Mar 2016 #30
Check out this vid I made years ago... lame54 Mar 2016 #31
OMG mom? Is that you? Pakhet Mar 2016 #60
trade routes. as always. KG Mar 2016 #4
It's defending AMERICA, god dammit! It's defending our FREEDOM (to underfund schools, pampango Mar 2016 #5
For the empire... DemocracyDirect Mar 2016 #6
Excellent question. /nt think Mar 2016 #7
conquest tk2kewl Mar 2016 #8
Cost of Wars... tk2kewl Mar 2016 #9
Our precious freedom SCantiGOP Mar 2016 #10
Policing the World Cryptoad Mar 2016 #11
If that's the case, we suck at it. Scuba Mar 2016 #17
U got that right, Cryptoad Mar 2016 #20
I don't see the rest of the world welcoming our interference, but the MIC and their stooges ... Scuba Mar 2016 #22
Devils money spends just like everybody else Cryptoad Mar 2016 #26
who got them hooked? Ask former SOS floppyboo Mar 2016 #40
Seems that History Cryptoad Mar 2016 #41
true for the war on drugs, but there have been a few cases in the last years floppyboo Mar 2016 #43
History covers more than last couple of years Cryptoad Mar 2016 #51
...as does constant Democratic acquiescence to those policies. villager Mar 2016 #52
History Cryptoad Mar 2016 #62
Like the Iraq war vote? Passing of the Patriot Act? All those vast defense budgets? villager Mar 2016 #64
Like Democratic Party didn/t get us into Iraq Cryptoad Mar 2016 #72
You a funny guy. villager Mar 2016 #73
Truth is Funny sometimes. Cryptoad Mar 2016 #75
Made-up stuff can be pretty hilarious, too. nt villager Mar 2016 #87
I noticed Cryptoad Mar 2016 #89
During rewrite? villager Mar 2016 #126
note I didn't say couple, but let's go back to Jan 2009 floppyboo Mar 2016 #54
The last 40 years, Dems have been in control of the Senate for 24 of them, Doctor_J Mar 2016 #95
U along with most of the GOP Cryptoad Mar 2016 #133
Bill Clinton played a BIG part in the whole disaster. bvar22 Mar 2016 #97
You are talking about a crime bill that Bernie voted for. SunSeeker Mar 2016 #107
So supporting the Clinton Administration... bvar22 Mar 2016 #109
+1 Spot on. Phlem Mar 2016 #110
I believe that qualifies her as a Hawk and her supporters as approving libdem4life Mar 2016 #61
So by ur logic,,,, Cryptoad Mar 2016 #74
So, make the case for Bernie as Hawk. I'll read it, think about it libdem4life Mar 2016 #77
I didnt call him a Hawk Cryptoad Mar 2016 #78
So basically you can't make the case. Phlem Mar 2016 #111
Clinton is the MIC's best friend. And the neocons have all endorsed her. She rhett o rick Mar 2016 #99
One would thinkg that if HRC,,, Cryptoad Mar 2016 #103
"Hillary Is the Candidate of the War Machine" rhett o rick Mar 2016 #105
I need a link to that stat if you want me to believe it. nt. druidity33 Mar 2016 #116
,,,,,,,,,,, Cryptoad Mar 2016 #123
So... druidity33 Mar 2016 #130
Global Corporations Thespian2 Mar 2016 #12
The Military-Industrial Complex. Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #13
the lavish lifestyles of the MIC barbtries Mar 2016 #14
Propaganda instead of press n/t Iwillnevergiveup Mar 2016 #15
Profit in all its various forms. Or more specifically Cassiopeia Mar 2016 #16
The system that supports the 1%. n/t xocet Mar 2016 #19
The 1%. Punkingal Mar 2016 #21
just what is it the defense budget is defending? AlbertCat Mar 2016 #24
It's for security. padfun Mar 2016 #25
Inertia is the simple reason the military budget remains so out of scope. randome Mar 2016 #27
So the terrorists really did win? Rex Mar 2016 #102
Excellent question nt Rebkeh Mar 2016 #28
I honestly have no idea. eom astrophuss42 Mar 2016 #29
I have no response for that question. It is perplexing, eh? Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #32
It is defending the oligarchy so that the LibDemAlways Mar 2016 #33
Profits! Bubzer Mar 2016 #34
PROFITS for the banks, MIC, and every other crooked corporation under the sun. onecaliberal Mar 2016 #35
We have to protect the oil market. JohnnyRingo Mar 2016 #36
+1 Duncan Grant Mar 2016 #91
That's the real reason for the Iraq war Fumesucker Mar 2016 #129
The Plutocrats monicaangela Mar 2016 #37
or as Bernie would say, the "billionaire class" Fast Walker 52 Mar 2016 #48
Same thing. monicaangela Mar 2016 #79
Agree. Let's get a Progressive congress elected, and get the bills to a Presidents desk. Amimnoch Mar 2016 #38
Good Question libodem Mar 2016 #39
Likely to assure all of the things you mentioned never happening. HughBeaumont Mar 2016 #42
It's defending the wealth of the war profiteers, of course! nt valerief Mar 2016 #44
Shipping lanes ... staggerleem Mar 2016 #45
Perfectly framed. blm Mar 2016 #46
After this election season I'm switching to Independant! Madmiddle Mar 2016 #49
Why? What Independent in Congress doesn’t vote for bloated defense budgets? SunSeeker Mar 2016 #108
The defense budget defends arms manufacturers from poverty. tclambert Mar 2016 #50
"Our way of life" blackspade Mar 2016 #53
The answer seems pretty obvious ... Martin Eden Mar 2016 #55
Succint and accurate. Scuba Mar 2016 #57
It's just so friggin barbaric. astrophuss42 Mar 2016 #58
Defense Industry profits n/t arcane1 Mar 2016 #56
I know you know the answer to this. lark Mar 2016 #59
This message was self-deleted by its author DUbeornot2be Mar 2016 #80
World peace ConservativeDemocrat Mar 2016 #63
What a bullshit answer. Rex Mar 2016 #104
Your inability to recognize reality doesn't make me untruthful... ConservativeDemocrat Mar 2016 #112
The defense budget is defending itself. nt kristopher Mar 2016 #65
Clearly we need 13 nuclear powered aircraft carriers. DemocracyDirect Mar 2016 #66
This message was self-deleted by its author DUbeornot2be Mar 2016 #84
The freedom to be ignorant, sick, bankrupt and stressed out. Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #67
"National interests" OnyxCollie Mar 2016 #70
Um, profits. n/t malthaussen Mar 2016 #71
the defense budget is defending AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #76
Scuba - add voting to that. jillan Mar 2016 #81
You are very wise. Scuba Mar 2016 #82
Nope - not wise. Just happen to live in Arizona ;) nt jillan Mar 2016 #83
I once posted your question on my FB page & I got 4 versions of this: CrispyQ Mar 2016 #85
Sounds like lotsa folks here in Wisconsin. They pipe in right-wing radio to ... Scuba Mar 2016 #86
Killing children. For their own good...of course. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #88
The Capitalist Class. Odin2005 Mar 2016 #90
This: Initech Mar 2016 #93
Excellent question, Scuba. Duppers Mar 2016 #94
All children in the US receive free public education oberliner Mar 2016 #96
College rhett o rick Mar 2016 #100
Wall Street and the Establishment. Rex Mar 2016 #101
The right to make a buck! mnhtnbb Mar 2016 #106
Presumably the rich and their obsession ... ananda Mar 2016 #113
It's defending the distribution of wealth from the middle class and below to the 1%. As pols like.. whereisjustice Mar 2016 #114
The rich pricks who are too powerful to be fighting themselves. nt liberalnarb Mar 2016 #115
Well ... Biki Mar 2016 #117
Profit. CentralMass Mar 2016 #118
The right of the 1% to continue their exploitation Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2016 #120
The 1%'s strangle-hold on the world economy with their foot on our necks. southerncrone Mar 2016 #121
To Make the Wealthy Richer Silver_Witch Mar 2016 #122
Absolutely the best question every Scuba….. midnight Mar 2016 #125
Wall St billhicks76 Mar 2016 #127
Defending the rights of the Clinton class to send jobs to Asia while... whereisjustice Mar 2016 #128
corporate socialism Cobalt Violet Mar 2016 #131
Freedumb? n/t Kermitt Gribble Mar 2016 #132
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