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The Next War in the Middle East

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The Next War in the Middle East
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#31
RE: The Next War in the Middle East
July 30, 2017 at 3:14 pm
Yep. Just the more unappealing of one of the sides of the same delusional theistic coin.
Religions were invented to impress and dupe illiterate, superstitious stone-age peasants. So in this modern, enlightened age of information, what's your excuse? Or are you saying with all your advantages, you were still tricked as easily as those early humans?

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RE: The Next War in the Middle East
July 30, 2017 at 3:35 pm
(July 30, 2017 at 11:25 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Um I didn't vote for Trump if that's what you are implying

That's a shock, giving all your cheering for him before the election.
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#33
RE: The Next War in the Middle East
July 30, 2017 at 3:38 pm
(July 30, 2017 at 3:35 pm)Tazzycorn Wrote:
(July 30, 2017 at 11:25 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Um I didn't vote for Trump if that's what you are implying

That's a shock, giving all your cheering for him before the election.

Wrong again. No cheering on my end. Never liked him, never will.
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#34
RE: The Next War in the Middle East
July 30, 2017 at 3:50 pm
(July 30, 2017 at 2:18 pm)Minimalist Wrote: We want stability and order and don't give a rat's ass what kind of sleazy fuck governments we support in order to get it.  It has gotten so bad that we now have a sleazy fuck government here.

'Twas ever thus. The only difference is that the party in power was stupid enough to nominate a guy who is literally too dense to understand the ideas of "putting on appearances" or "optics".

Make no mistake, every cocksucker in the Oval Office going back at least to Coolidge -- and there are more than a few who predate him too -- every asshole in there has swung on the strings held by the the business/wealthy class.

Plantations in Nicaragua? Check. Oil in Iran? Check. Sugar in Cuba? Yep, you guessed it: Check. Chilean phosphates for the bombs we dropped on Vietnam? Mmhmm.

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RE: The Next War in the Middle East
July 30, 2017 at 4:27 pm
Ever watch Oliver Stone's Secret History of the United States, Thump?

Fascinating stuff.
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RE: The Next War in the Middle East
July 30, 2017 at 6:04 pm (This post was last modified: July 30, 2017 at 6:07 pm by Thumpalumpacus.)
(July 30, 2017 at 4:27 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Ever watch Oliver Stone's Secret History of the United States, Thump?

Fascinating stuff.

I haven't. I'll search it out. I am somewhat skeptical of his objectivity from his works I have seen, but I've got no problem even if he's a firebrand about ... knowing what I do know about our history, of course.

Thanks for the tip. I'll DL it this next week.

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RE: The Next War in the Middle East
July 30, 2017 at 8:33 pm
(July 30, 2017 at 11:32 am)Brian37 Wrote: I think under 45 we have more to worry about starting a nuclear war over North Korea right now. That fucker has no concept of mutual destruction.
Yup. I would think that NOKO is our most immediate concern at the moment. But that's not to say that those concerns won't change given the continual instability in the Middle East, especially where Iran is concerned. But, yeah. I think NOKO is our biggest worry right now.
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