Quote from sho-tim:
Marketwatch.com's most emailed story today was about how we've lost our collective minds with our predisposal towards war.
The writer says:
"We've lost our moral compass: The contrast between today's leaders and the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 shocks our conscience. Today war greed trumps morals."
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Gee, and stupid ol me thought that the founders would be outraged that we had an income tax system, that along with other taxes take up to fifty percent of a persons income, an inheritance tax that can take away over half a person's wealth, a commerce clause in the constitution being used to get into literally everything, public schools with God being kept out, a gigantic welfare state, and even more.
I just didn't realize that all these things would have pleased the founders no end, but that these patriots that gave their lives and fortunes in a war to be free would actually be appalled at our wars.
Why can't I be smart like liberals?
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/sto...x?guid={0D31C880-32CD-4BA1-8133-329EA57CB069}
1. There is a God.
2. He ought to be worshiped.
3. Virtue is the principle element in this worship.
4. Humans should repent of their sins.
5. There is life after death, where the evil will be punished and the good rewarded. "
I stand by the statement I made in the post. The facts back it up.
Quote from bxptone:
Saudi Arabia, lol, the ONE middle eastern country NOONE talks about going to war with. I read not too long ago, I think it was an MSNBC article, how they still teach in their schools, that the West are infedels and their enemy lol. Some freinds and allies. I think theirs plenty of pictures on the net of Bush hugging them and being all buddy buddy with them too, not too long after a few of their citizens decided to go all suicidal. It's like the pictures of Donald Rumsfeld and the Bush sr. meeting and shaking hands with Suddam Hussein back in the 80's. Oh lol remember back in the 80's when Bush Sr. the ex CIA guy, was VP and we ended up training Osama Bin Laden?
Wait, why is Bush even bombing the Middle East? Seems like he does more for them then he does us. I don't get it and it's the same Republican war mongers that vote for Bush, whose all buddy buddy with our enemies? Kinda reminds me what happend after we left Vietnam and all the Republicans ran right in after the war and started doing business with those darn commies! Wait, sorta like they do with those great human loving Chinese! Lol anyone see whats been going on during the olympics? Lol and they call liberals, commie lovers?
This world sure is confursing![]()
Quote from runningman:
pic to go with your post
http://www.flickr.com/photos/911review/293457625/
Question for you Bush supporters:
How do you feel about him kissing the head of the country who sent 15 terrorists to attack us? What would have you said if the shoe was on the other foot and it was a Democrat doing this? Anyone have the balls to answer honestly?
US Legal System is specifically designed to find a way to prosecute anybody AG office wants to. US Law Enforcement can seize all assets that belong to criminals. The AG office has thousands of Ivy League trained monkeys. There's got to be some dumb-ass law with precedents going back to 1700's which would allow to declare all proceeds from selling oil illegal and subject to seizure by Govt. The dumb-ass punks federal judges can do anything they want anyways, why can't they just annex all oil producing properties in the middle east just like they did with land that used to belong to native people of this country.Quote from 377OHMS:
The bad guys were from an assortment of different countries, some of them our allies. But they were trained, financed and led from Taliban Afghanistan.
By every historic measure Pakistan, Iran and Egypt should have shared some of the pain after 9/11 but cooler heads prevailed.
The USA can be remarkably peaceful if not attacked.
I don't believe in the "War Economy" for a minute. Most of the country prospered while Bill Clinton had the helm and he managed to mostly stay out of any real wars. The idea of the Military Industrial Complex has been dead for decades.