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Costs of a global empire
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stephen163 wrote: »There's no way that figure is really 44% anyway. Look at the source - 'The friends Committee on National Legislation', a pacifist Quaker group.
The figure is high though, just not *that* high.
When you are the largest super power in the world...with LOTS of enemies....you are gonna pay to be protected.If you find yourself in a fair fight, then you have failed to plan properly
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Well does it really matter if people died in a needless war or a needless aftermath? They are still dead, and it's still needless.
Apologies, I don't really want to get in to this debate as I have nothing but repspect for people who join the forces and serve their country so this isn't me having a knock at them. They are doing I job I wouldn't and couldn't do because I'm not brave enough to do it.
But the 'Operation Iraqi Freedom' campaign is a cr*ck of !!!! that never should have occurred and tens of thousands of innocent people were killed. That's what I THINK is the truth.
Ignoring the the Sadam atrocities and despotism, like gassing the Kurds:eek: I agree that the invasion of Iraq was not for moral reasons though :cool:'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher0 -
We did of course sell him the gas when he was our friend. And on moral grounds why not Darfur?Ignoring the the Sadam atrocities and despotism, like gassing the Kurds:eek: I agree that the invasion of Iraq was not for moral reasons though :cool:
Let's not bother with Iraq though, everyone knows the deal. We'll just have to wait forty years for the truth to come out.0 -
Ignoring the the Sadam atrocities and despotism, like gassing the Kurds:eek: I agree that the invasion of Iraq was not for moral reasons though :cool:
given that the west (US) supported sadam in the 8 year iran iraq war it's hard to take any sort of moral high ground.Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves. - Lord Byron0 -
'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher0
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and now the US is giving loads of aid to pakistan (1.5. billion a year) as well as funding their military.
they are currently "secretly" paying for pakistani military helicopters. funny they have a border with afghanistan and iran....Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves. - Lord Byron0 -
and now the US is giving loads of aid to pakistan (1.5. billion a year) as well as funding their military.
they are currently "secretly" paying for pakistani military helicopters. funny they have a border with afghanistan and iran....
Well Iran is on the US's sh£t list.....and it can't be that secret if you know about it now can it.If you find yourself in a fair fight, then you have failed to plan properly
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and now the US is giving loads of aid to pakistan (1.5. billion a year) as well as funding their military.
they are currently "secretly" paying for pakistani military helicopters. funny they have a border with afghanistan and iran....
who would you prefer be the worlds military power?Favourite hobbies: Watersports. Relaxing in Coffee Shop. Investing in stocks.
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