Amazing video, but unfortunately the county is filled with close-minded people who don't understand the greater good or see the truth. I don't understand how can someone support people in gov who are doing everything against, not only him/her, but entire world. But nevertheless, we should do everything we can to spread the word of love and understanding to others, to show them that there is a better way.
I have a good idea for what we could do with 2.4trillion dollars.
We have roughly 3million people in the military (active duty, reserves, guard).
Instead of cutting the military pension that was promised to us when we joined, they could have kept the promise of that pension which we earned for all 3million service men for just over 22 years. I'm being generous with these pension checks.
Military retirement pensions aren't an entitlement, it was earned with sweat and blood.
Rambythe zombie - We had no real reason to be in Iraq – Saddam was the same as Gaddafi and Iraq less of a threat to us than N. Korea. We did need to respond to 9/11. What we didn’t do was respond in a way that would convince like minded terrorists to leave us alone. We responded “conventionally” rather than comprehensively. A Dresden response might have been more effective. It would certainly have cost less Amer. lives & $.
War is not really comparable to individual problems. War doesn’t protect people from individual tragedy (auto accidents, murder). It protects the GROUP (country). And yes, war can be very costly. We started WWII over Pearl Harbor. How many died on D day? Was it therefore wrong? I did NOT support the Iraq war. I would have supported one bomber with an appropriate payload over Afghanistan when Bin Laden was in its Government. That was thought “inhumane”. So we pay with our own people. PAR
@Kuymal I would have supported the reconstruction of the towers with that money. Nothing hurts those who try to destroy freedom than refusal to comply. Sometimes the natural reaction is the worst, this is one of those times. Any one of those options above would have payed for itself, even if lent money was used. global peace and secure is not bought with guns, but with reason, honesty and mercy. Nothing is more destructive, to any tyranny, than refusal to comply.
i personal think that if that money had to be spent (which it didnt as you said in the video) that the solar panel idea would be a great use of the money because power demands are increasing and it would solve alot of smaller problem along the way.
This pisses me the fuck off. The human race has so much potential yet we think "oh yeah let's spend an incomprehensible amount of money on a war we didn't need to fight HURR DERR" fucking pathetic.
I think we should all live in a technocracy, where the experts make the big decisions or at least listen to somebody that knows more about the subject.
War is terrible, it kills thousands even millions of people. Even though it's bad, it will never go away. Since the first civilizations were made there were wars. Every nation has been to war a least once. For freedom or just for more land to counquer. But a war is a war, no matter what it's fought for.
Oh and, war is an instinct of humans, if ur different then me, you must die. Im not saying it's always like that, but it is in the middle eastern "conflict"
My heart goes out to all who suffer and sacrifice for what they think is right. Did not the war waged on Afghanistan break the economy of Russia? The war profiteers here have become very wealthy from the lies, Carlyle Group comes to mind. Fuel costs $400 a gallon in some parts of Afghanistan; it is a crying shame what is being done in our name.
WMG is responsible for removing the audio. WMG stands fro Warner Music Group & they're American, so they can't be deported, unless you deport them to Hell, which is where they should be sent.
They should be happy a WMG song was used for such a great video, but noooooo, greedy bastards ... they earned 3. 5 billion last year.
They got my little parade video pulled because I used a WMG song, despite the fact it had only 600 view & 2 comments. Best action to take would be to boycott their artists.
Wow!!! What an amazing eye opener, as always CDK. This is the price to pay for tribalist nationalism on the part of the US government. I'll watch form north of the border while the country is slowly rotting from the inside because of a misplaced idea of superiority instead of trying to improve their life. In a democracy it's the power to the people. Nothing to blame but yourselves for the mess you're in. No wonder you're fast becoming the most hated country in the world. Wake up!
I remember when the war in Iraq began . . . remember wondering when the lives lost from the war would rise higher then lives lost on 9/11
People are all shocked about isolated clusters of death like 9/11 and the virginia tech massacre; the latter of which 32 children died. 32 . . . is the number of children that die of malaria every 16 minutes. And that's something you don't even have to hurt a fly to save people from; you can donate nets to a charity that sends them to Africa
This video only serves to remind me how much the freemasons hate everyone in the world. And to think Obama wants to spend astronomical sums like these on some of the altruistic things mentioned in this video (even though he's still sending more troops to Afghanistan just to satisfy his puppet masters and the military-industrial complex).
China owns us now, and it's because of wasteful assholes in government. I feel like punching a wall.
wow the ignorance of narrow-minded, brainwashed sheep never ceases to amaze me (referring to the people commenting). the video is nice, wish the audio wasn't disabled, but your heart is in the right place :) if you do some research though you'll find that it is not the governments of the world who start wars. politicians are simply puppets who are controlled by the real powers that be. omg it's one of them dang conspiracy theorists lol Wake up people! open your minds, and think outside the box!
I think you should go to Iraq and ask them how they feel about all the "suffering and deaths" weve caused them before you go speaking for the Iraqi people. Most of them would probably spit in your face becuase they were suffering and being killed long before the war started, but now they have a fighting chance to have a free country where everyone has a voice, not just a prick who gases them if they disagree with his policies
I am also frustrated about people feeling the right to take away my money, spend it on wars, and other useless things, bringing unequality, and unfairness, and suffering to the wold.
the way out: to question everything.(politics, media) And questioning yourself too. (everyone participates in this global system, some more, some less.. But we are all responsible for the reality we have today.)
Why shouldnt i enjoy the internet? It is great for discussing things between many ppl on the globe. And this is the first step to solve problems no? tought exchange. But apart from this,i do many little thing to improve.. Eg my environment, conscious and minimal shopping. Helping people around me.
Currently, thats all i can do. Theres a saying:
the biggest things start with the little.. And what did you do? you're enjoyin internet, PLUS spreading hatred. Congratulations.
Take a trip to Africa...I'v been there a few times helping out and I'v seen people as thin as a sheet of paper..I'v helped out more than you ever will. You may see that the world is fucked up from tv and make small litlle changes in your life that really don't make a difference at all..I hate that shitty phrase you just used. Have a long think about it and see where it will really get you. It's not until you witness things with your own two eyes that they really have an impact on someone
sorry i havent took a world-trip at the age of 17-to 20.
But really,i think you misunderstood me, because
i was referring to politics, amd government issues in my 1st comment. Not africans. This video is also about politics corruption, and war. "The cost of war." Anywas, nice chatting with you. Bah.
I don't find this to be a question necessarily worthy of attention. But if you are not within reach of a history book or an education, I'll answer with a few words:
Fascism
Theocracy
Militarism
Anti-Jewish Pogroms
Death Camps
Global Totalitarianism
I didn't think I needed to fill out that puzzle for anybody.
I agree (I'd thumb your comment up 10 times if I could)- WWI was also an incredibly wasteful war.
WWI is also a very obvious example of entire populations suffering because of the arguing and hissy-fits of a few plutocrats. This bullshit is still going on today, as the U.N. has turned out to be about as useful (in the long term) as tits on a bull.
Apart from America's POLITICAL war, what else can we THANK them for? That other countries join in to aid them thus staining the Western world with innocent blood?
Their insatiable greed for money causing a WORLD economic recession? Suing tobacco companies and causing smoking bans, thus destroying many catering businesses, bars & social functions? Mass unemployment, Repossession of homes, homeless people and an even poorer 3rd world? Should we be at war with Iraq or America, well???
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all wars are always started at the behest of the international banking cartel, who "lends" the money to both sides, which they "create" from thin air costing them nothing, but both combatants have to repay those loans with interest to their respective lenders - and where does that extra interest come from? ...more loans. ...thus perpetual slavery! We have to kill the banks to be free.
The banks own the world, us in other words. In the Netherlands (Where I reside), if you don't have a bank account, you are not entitled to an income of any kind. I was saving money for my daughter for the last 7 years. Out of the €2.800, I lost 900+.. and I only have a MINIMUM income, they even managed to loose 2 years of my deposits, and then had the FUCKing nerve to ask me if I wanted to open another account with them, just after their bankruptcy. (ABN-AMRO BANK)
What a great video, putting it all into perspective. Using the figures of 4,000+ dead US soldiers, that means USA paid nearly $600 million for each dead soldier. Or, using the figures of 30,000 seriously wounded US soldiers, USA paid nearly $80 million for each of those. Or, combine the figures and USA paid around $70 million for each dead or seriously wounded soldier. And for what? Nothing that I can see! What a dreadful waste... of lives, of money and what used to be a great country - USA.
America is now more hated than ever. True, you won't be seeing any solo new captain america movie that might flop in american hating ones, to complete the upcoming the Avengers movie.
and america dont even have that much money to begin with. OMG!! well, i guess each american people today would have to start paying for that 2.4 trillion dollars.
many US troops were sick and dying after inhaling the dust from weapons with depleted uranium.
And created millions of dollars for the funeral business, and way more orphanage workers! Gotta love war!
Or maybe war breeds genocide, slavery and oppression still exists, communism and fascism dwindles, and Naziism brews in skinhead hearts. Job well done,war.
DEMONOFTHENORTH: I am fully prepared to stand behind what I said. Though what it was, I cannot remember. But whatever it was - I fully stand behind it!
Go President G.W. Bush!! The man who doesn't care about political polls. But who did the right thing by the Iraqi's by not turning tail and abandoning them to AlQaeda in Iraq. Their people have freedoms now. Thanks to President G.W. Bush. A man of honour and integrity. Unbowed by his detractors. History will call him great.
the people in Iraq deserve the fredom, even if its a long shot. we owe it to our brothers around the world to fight for their fredoms as well. cdk rocks!
I agree with have the things said in this video, all though you're intention for this was good that we should end the war, i think have the shit you were saying about the things we can do with the money u were just pulling out of your ass to try to be funny...
Actually no, did all the calculations, so the things you can do with the money are quite accurate. I make an effort to avoid pulling things out of my ass on my YouTube channel.
Not quite, but you're close. The cause of all wars is conflicting ideologies. Look:
One guy thinks one thing, another guy thinks another thing. They both go around saying THEIR idea is right. One day one of the guys tells the other to "STFU!!!", and they both argue, then have a fight, then get all their followers to help fight for them. So long as there are people who think differently, there will always be some kind of conflict.
Religion and Governments...that's all there is to it...I decide to be atheist because religions didn't really bring much good...from my point of views anyways
at the rate the people of today are making messes for our children tommorow, they wont live to see 20 years. Why is this? because we think the easier way is harder. And this is from "brainwashing" and "controlling" our very thoughts....because all of you are afraid of change. its gonna be hard. suck it up and do it.
Here's another cost: legislation like the "patriot act" (US), "anti-terrorism legislation" (UK and EU), "anti-terrorism bill" (Australia and other Commonwealth countries) and various other errosions to our freedom. Score 1 the terrorists.
It is also cdk007 unfair to call someone who supports the war a warmonger, neocon, warhawk, bush follower, etc. The road goes both ways anti war in iraq supporters are called unpatriotic and those are for the war are called neocons, bush supporter, war monger etc.
You could make the case cdk007 the reason why the US has not in a sense liberated more countries is because based upon that reason it would be considered an illegal war not to mention the fact that considering iraq was going so poorly it doesn't make sense to launch more wars when you military doesn't have the resources to launch those wars without letting iraq just completely implode. Not to mention the fact that it would cost even more money and the US would be seen more as a warmongerer.
I call on the Fiirst Amendment which is Freedom of Speech, I call on it to so I can freely state a fact: You sir are just a talker, and a stupid zealot for that matter too.
Damit to hell if we dont fight we will be boned this is not at all as bad as any past war so if we stop we get boned by the enamy and there would be no respect for amrica at all so this is what i will leve you with "The day we LOSE OUR WILL TO FIGHT is the DAY WE LOSE OUR FREEDOM" the most soldiers fighting will tell you thay want to or thay may say this "GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH"
So why woun't you go to Iraq and die just so, The world can hate you more, for being wamrongers, loudmouths and ecenomy killers? All this war brought to your country is ridicule and shame, and the only thing you should be doing right now is bow and apolagise
As for the cost of war (Using the 2005 and 2006 budgets) 2.47 trillion budget 1.5 trillion mandatory spending $960 billion discretionary 54% of the discretionary is national defense. The cost of the war is at 546 billion. This only reflects a total of 8 percent of our discretionary national defense. As it relates to the entire budget for 7 years - 3.15% Social Security? 20.64% Every dollar you gave the government for 7 years - 3cents to Iraq 21 cents to Social Security =)
Piratelizard101 - This was posted one year ago. Has anything been done?
Economy isn't to happy. Politician are looking around for money to bail out major companies. And I think the total cost of the Iraq war has passed $3 trillion (including, interest). But the war must go on!
actually if you do not like any of the horrible things this war has cause wouldn't you be smart enough to not vote a republican? both bushes were war mongers, rich, and republican... what makes McCain any different?... I dont know if you were being sarcastic but just stating my opinion
Fair enough. I think the war was good in the long run. Especially for Iraqi's who now don't have to put up with Hussein's excesses. A side benefit has been that the American military now has a far better understanding of insurgencies etc. as hard lessons were learned. Better to have those lessons learned now rather than later. I didn't like the way Obama tried to stop troop withdrawals while Bush was still in power. The war is won. Bush, Petraeus & McCain deserve the credit. They saw it through!
i dont think the war is won... I think it is far from over... there is no way we can repair that damage anytime soon. After hussein's removal we should have haulted troop advance or something else, not continue to dive into this so called war on "terrorism"... I really dont want to disagree with anyone on the internet because it is always interpreted the wrong way...
I see you disagree for genuine resons. I just don't see it that way. Most of the 'damage' is either nations who don't like us using it as an excuse to not like us more. Think of the US as a tough cop. Disliked by the street gangs. Would you prefer the friendship of the cop or of the street gangs? That's the way I see it. Bush has been ridiculed up hill and down dale but he stuck to his guns and will be vindicated in the history books. Watch "High Noon" with Gary Cooper. Just like G.W. Bush!
Oh, and obviously, the US military deserves the real credit. They died in the service of their country. We Australians helped too. Just a little. Every bit helps! So now we can benefit from the strategic advantages this will win.
Think about all those Iraqi's under Saddams heel. They aren't now. That ought to make you all feel much better about the war! There are plenty of other people in the world that need liberation. But this has been a start. Enjoy it.
but not every country is a "villain" and the US is definitely not a "cop" that dictates the way that other countries run their own government. What might seem wrong to us does not give us the right to correct their "wrong" especially by force. Also, one of the reasons why 9/11 and other terrorist events happened is because we are such a douche country for trying to expand and dictate the way other people live in their own country
Yes. Not every country is a villian. It's more accurate to have an analogy of gangs roaming the streets with many unfortunate households being robbed and beaten, and then you have your walled off safe houses that the street gangs can't control. So when the police come in and start a gang war, the safer houses find they are being inconvenienced by the street fighting, so they resent the police for 'stirring up trouble'. They forget the gangs are increasing in numbers! They will be robbed next!!
On the contrary, depending on how wrong the bad regimes are, justice compells us to do something about it. And that will almost always mean doing it by force. People hate America mostly because they are jealous of it. They don't want to benefit from America because they are too proud to admit they need help. Actually I'm Australian myself, but I like both our countries. It is Christianity that made the West great. And now many are flushing it down the toilet! They will regret that.
Christianity dragged the west down a hole that historians call the Dark Ages. Without it, the west would be one thousand years more advanced than it is today. The burning of books and the oppression of intellectuals were all endorsed as a means of control for the church in medieval times. We only have records of the Greeks and Romans thanks mostly to early Islam. Islam has fallen down into a pit itself recently, but you should thank them for the texts that inspired our founding fathers.
Funny how when Saddam was persecuting his own people before but being a nice friendly guy to the US; they sold him chemical weapons which he used on his own people. The US turned a blind eye to that injustice. Why? Saddam was their "man in the middle east". The deposing of the democratically elected Allende in Chile with the backing of the US was also not justice. Pinochet murdered thousands of his own people, America did nothing.
So do people really hate America for jealousy? I don't think so.
I think there is a very strong component of it in much of the hatred. And hatred of the American way.
But I can't argue with your point. The practise of supporting monsters to keep a region in check is not a good thing. It was done back then as a compromise to hold in check potentially greater evils, but it was not the best policy. And there has been 'blowback'.
What I like about Bush has been his willingness to take on enemies at great expense and political unpopularity...
Then why did he start the war only 2 and some years After he was elected? And its call "stuborness" not "willingness to take on enemies at great expense and political unpopularity"
But even so, much remains undone, such as The Sudan. There are limits of money and resources, but surely more could have been done there than has been. If the American public would get behind such efforts more, perhaps more would be done.
Still, the change from covert to official war is a move away from the past. History will, I think, show that the Bush administration has done much good by tackling very hard problems upfront. Iraq will be a strategic benefit in times to come.
The war hasn't been won and never will be, all politicians needed to do was read Machiavelli and the insurgency could have been easily predicted. "The conquered populous will always rebel in the name of old institution"
Race, political and religious based extremist groups. Criminals. Mentally disturbed persons off their medications. These and others are all at war with society.
It's the intensity of the war that really counts. If it's reduced enough then the war can be declared over.
I wouldn't say the Iraq war is over yet. Most Iraqi's now realize they are much better off under the current scheme than they were under Saddam, or would be under the Jihadistani's. We are winning!
actually no, i myself am an iraqi and i think it better to be under sadam then US, saddam killed 100 Iraqis over the course of 20 years, amreica however killed 2.5 million iraqi civilians over just 5 years, its obvious america is worse. and the time you saw iraqies happy in the news when saddam was captured isnt because he was captured, its because we though that now America will leave Iraq and let us live in peace, but no, america cant get out without terrorizing a country.
u dont appose the war? then y did you waste the time to do this video? u are an absolutely appalling person, there are people dieing so that u have the freedom to even post this! this video really made me mad! i dont think u get the full picture of whats going on do u?
That's right. And America's military has benefitted greatly from this conflict. Many hard lessons were learned and will come in handy in the campaigns to come.
This guy is also spreading false stuff about Sarah Palin too. Funny how the really great women tend to be conservatives. Thatcher, the Queen. Barbie Doll!
No. The rest of the world will be done away with. Why? Cause we got the Bombs! OK. Nuclear ... Weapons! John Wayne isn't dead. He's frozen! One of these days when they get a cure for cancer they're gonna' thaw out the duke. And he's gonna be pretty pissed off!...
Please google "IOUSA" The financial state of the Union is far worse than shown on any mainstream media. We can no longer support our empire...
Our representatives must repeal the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan, cut the Dept of Defence budget by half. Elliminate many Federal Departments, they are wasteful beaurocracies.
We owe $4.7 trillion to China, Japan, and the oil producing Arab countries.
WoW, you Americans are screwed if you elect McBush/Stalin in '08. There is a girl, an American girl, in my German class. She is a Catholic (Biden is Catholic) and still supports McBush/Stalin.
Oh, if I might just add, the security measures at airports in the US, if you aren't a US citizen, are the cause of plenty of international ill will.
I'm an Australian, and I didn't like being photographed and fingerprinted. And if you think that's ok, well, screw you. I don't, and I'm not going back.
To put it in perspective, at $20 an hour, for an 8 hour working day, 5 day working week, 48 working week year, that sum will cost 625,000 man-centuries to repay. Excluding interest.
In other news, China thanks the USA for borrowing from her to secure her access to oil.
RightWindRightMind says "If the crusades suceeded and the muzzies where wiped off of the face of the earth,9/11 would have NEVER happened. Saying that the crusades were an atrocity is stupid and unpatriotic. You might as well cheer on Osama Bin Laden if you say the crusades were bad."
This is easily the stupidest, most hateful and ingnorant thing I've ever read on YouTube, and that's saying something.
This made me cry... That's all I'm going to say, I knew we spent a lot of money on war, but I've never cried this hard before about how much we have fucked up...
How come i just ran into this video? We need more exposure of this to put it into perspective for the rest of the people who are simply supporting a war for "victory" or "honor" or w/e Bush or McCain come up with this time.
fuck 9/11 thats americas problem not ours! if it was up to me il pull out every British soldier in the middle east and let the yanks deal with their mistakes [they desevre everthing they get!]
Many here in America do not and have never supported Bush's illegal war which had absolutely nothing to do with 9/11. Peace to you and all soldiers where ever they come from.
go to war you think we can clear landmine are you stupid what is someone going to walk around the whole world and after we get rid of them people would just replant them but in usa and britian you imagine the problems that would course you hear on the news all the sucide bombers killing hundreds and thousands each week well that is what will happen in our countrys but killes tens of thousands each week find out the truth before you big up a stupid pointless conversation you idiots do you really
soliders wernt there people like you idiots would be left hideing in bomb shelters what you need to get into your thick heads is that if britian usa and other rivals stoped war doesnt mean other countrys would we would be the target of the world true gun crime probably will stop and cancer numbers may reduce but thats because all of us are being killed by bombs missiles and nuclear weapons non of you truely know anything about why we
Hey, fuckface. If the necessity comes up, any U.S. or U.K. citizen would fight for their country. The draftees in WW2 were ordinary citizens before, so get off your high horse. You're the kind of douchebag who thinks your commander is right, not your constitution.
right i will be honest with you lot my dad is in british army my oldest brother in the british RAF my second oldest brother in the british royal marines and i am also in the royal marines this is mad what you are trying to big up im not being funny but if the
If you read the "info" section, you'll see that the creator of the video has no intention of disrespecting US and UK soldiers.
You are being paranoid. Saddam Had no nukes and no nuclear program or biological warfare program. They would have been uncovered by now.
Saddam, being a Sunni clearly didn't support Al-Quaeda.
If we hadn't gone to war, the world would have been a safer place. The war has made militia recruitments much more effective and created a generation of west-hating orphans.
If the crusades suceeded and the muzzies where wiped off of the face of the earth,9/11 would have NEVER happened. Saying that the crusades were an atrocity is stupid and unpatriotic. You might as well cheer on Osama Bin Laden if you say the crusades were bad.
That is quite possibly the most ignorant thing I have ever read in my entire life. You condone the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of Muslims at the hands of Christian knights, who were only in the Holy Land for power and land, because some thousand years later, we were attacked by Islamic extremists who only did so because the US military has bases in their homeland?
And what's even worse is that you say not supporting the Crusades is unpatriotic?! Are you fucking kidding me?!?! How the fuck does not supporting the Crusades make you unpatriotic? You are a fucking nut job. Neo-Cons like you are why the US is hated everywhere in this world. You are ignorant and racist and believe the only way to solve a problem is through military force.
You obviously know nothing about either the crusades or islam/muslims. Do some research, read some books, and if you ever are able to form a coherent thought that does not in any way infringe upon the rights of your fellow man you can return.
Why do you Naional radicals never focus on the present? its like all yor arguments are pulled out from atleast 300 years ago the minimum.
And don't try to slap a False Choice fallacy, its not like we have to chose between Osama and your kind of people - both of you are cold minded, blood thirsty terrorists.
And how the fuck is not supporting the crusades unpatriotic? News-flash braniac: America didn't exist in the time of the crusades.
whats the point of having troops if everytime they go to war you cry to get them home leave the yanks out there to get blown to fuck the cunts. check out the video terrorist sheep and you will understand my reaction. no fuckin discipline or respect forother peoples culture.
If the U.S. dollar continues to fall, we won't be able to afford any of that. The war in Iraq is just a way to insure that America will never be able to pay off the debt. You think this is all bad now just wait until we have the 'Amero' and we are all part of the North American Union (NAU). Oh Wait! We already ARE part of the NAU through the 'Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America' (SPP). Look it up.
Would you personally sign a petition (kucinichdotus), make a few phone calls (makeyourcalldotorg), and ask everyone you know to do the same to see Bush co held accountable?
The ONLY reason the Judiciary Committee in the House held anything close to impeachment hearings last Friday (cspanjunkiedotorg) was because the PEOPLE MADE THEM.
Now we only need to push a little bit more to impeach this bastard and set a new precedent that none of this is ok
Unless the gun goes off accidentally or explodes in someones hand, it's not the gun, but the finger that pulls the trigger.
Taking away guns to stop murders would be like taking away pencils to stop spelling mistakes. It is simply illogical.
SamuelDMorgan 1 month ago
Amazing video, but unfortunately the county is filled with close-minded people who don't understand the greater good or see the truth. I don't understand how can someone support people in gov who are doing everything against, not only him/her, but entire world. But nevertheless, we should do everything we can to spread the word of love and understanding to others, to show them that there is a better way.
SuperMaajka 4 months ago
I have a good idea for what we could do with 2.4trillion dollars.
We have roughly 3million people in the military (active duty, reserves, guard).
Instead of cutting the military pension that was promised to us when we joined, they could have kept the promise of that pension which we earned for all 3million service men for just over 22 years. I'm being generous with these pension checks.
Military retirement pensions aren't an entitlement, it was earned with sweat and blood.
66gt40lm 5 months ago
@66gt40lm Service men and women, of course... before anyone gets their panties in a bunch for me not specifying, hah.
66gt40lm 5 months ago
War is a wholesale way of governments buying corpses.
MethanolCH3OH 5 months ago
Rambythe zombie - We had no real reason to be in Iraq – Saddam was the same as Gaddafi and Iraq less of a threat to us than N. Korea. We did need to respond to 9/11. What we didn’t do was respond in a way that would convince like minded terrorists to leave us alone. We responded “conventionally” rather than comprehensively. A Dresden response might have been more effective. It would certainly have cost less Amer. lives & $.
Kuymal 5 months ago
great vid
goozbaghali 7 months ago
War is not really comparable to individual problems. War doesn’t protect people from individual tragedy (auto accidents, murder). It protects the GROUP (country). And yes, war can be very costly. We started WWII over Pearl Harbor. How many died on D day? Was it therefore wrong? I did NOT support the Iraq war. I would have supported one bomber with an appropriate payload over Afghanistan when Bin Laden was in its Government. That was thought “inhumane”. So we pay with our own people. PAR
Kuymal 7 months ago
@Kuymal I would have supported the reconstruction of the towers with that money. Nothing hurts those who try to destroy freedom than refusal to comply. Sometimes the natural reaction is the worst, this is one of those times. Any one of those options above would have payed for itself, even if lent money was used. global peace and secure is not bought with guns, but with reason, honesty and mercy. Nothing is more destructive, to any tyranny, than refusal to comply.
rambythezombie 5 months ago
anddddd we did catch OSAMA :)
lonewolf22447 8 months ago
@lonewolf22447
And what changed?? ;-)
grozde 7 months ago
psssh guns don't kill, husbands that come home early do
lonewolf22447 8 months ago
i personal think that if that money had to be spent (which it didnt as you said in the video) that the solar panel idea would be a great use of the money because power demands are increasing and it would solve alot of smaller problem along the way.
potatomonster19 10 months ago
But you forget anyone who doesnt want to go to war
..is gay...
tigerzic 1 year ago
This pisses me the fuck off. The human race has so much potential yet we think "oh yeah let's spend an incomprehensible amount of money on a war we didn't need to fight HURR DERR" fucking pathetic.
FailBlob 1 year ago
I think we should all live in a technocracy, where the experts make the big decisions or at least listen to somebody that knows more about the subject.
CrazySatanicInfidel 1 year ago
War is terrible, it kills thousands even millions of people. Even though it's bad, it will never go away. Since the first civilizations were made there were wars. Every nation has been to war a least once. For freedom or just for more land to counquer. But a war is a war, no matter what it's fought for.
bigv6691 1 year ago
WMG must die for spoiling such a good Video!!!
Oh and, war is an instinct of humans, if ur different then me, you must die. Im not saying it's always like that, but it is in the middle eastern "conflict"
Desicionoflife 1 year ago
I was glad to see you don't suport subsidising oil. but it all ready is in the USA. its just corporate welfare.
ronichols 1 year ago
impressive video... i guess everyone who watched this vid goes like: oh... and just continues with whatever they were doing
mrchris12796 1 year ago
We truly do live in a sick country, I don't care who i make mad saying that.
AccessorizeAlways 1 year ago
My heart goes out to all who suffer and sacrifice for what they think is right. Did not the war waged on Afghanistan break the economy of Russia? The war profiteers here have become very wealthy from the lies, Carlyle Group comes to mind. Fuel costs $400 a gallon in some parts of Afghanistan; it is a crying shame what is being done in our name.
badattitude77769 1 year ago
This is by far the best video I have ever seen on the subject of the cost of war.
I wish every politician, no every human in the world could see this video. Thank you for this a million times over.
mclain8855 1 year ago
Great video.
Even me, a european was moved :)
mrgallsten 1 year ago
who is responsible for removing the audio? they should be deported
counterfeitholiday 1 year ago
WMG is responsible for removing the audio. WMG stands fro Warner Music Group & they're American, so they can't be deported, unless you deport them to Hell, which is where they should be sent.
They should be happy a WMG song was used for such a great video, but noooooo, greedy bastards ... they earned 3. 5 billion last year.
They got my little parade video pulled because I used a WMG song, despite the fact it had only 600 view & 2 comments. Best action to take would be to boycott their artists.
ApocalypsePlough 1 year ago
This video needs to be played in every single American high school class room.
DrivenMind 1 year ago
Wow!!! What an amazing eye opener, as always CDK. This is the price to pay for tribalist nationalism on the part of the US government. I'll watch form north of the border while the country is slowly rotting from the inside because of a misplaced idea of superiority instead of trying to improve their life. In a democracy it's the power to the people. Nothing to blame but yourselves for the mess you're in. No wonder you're fast becoming the most hated country in the world. Wake up!
franczazou 2 years ago
I remember when the war in Iraq began . . . remember wondering when the lives lost from the war would rise higher then lives lost on 9/11
People are all shocked about isolated clusters of death like 9/11 and the virginia tech massacre; the latter of which 32 children died. 32 . . . is the number of children that die of malaria every 16 minutes. And that's something you don't even have to hurt a fly to save people from; you can donate nets to a charity that sends them to Africa
technologysucks 2 years ago
wth happened to the music??!?!
I can't put this in my music list anymore!
FuriousRemix 2 years ago
if most of americans would think as you uploader america would be the most respected nation in the world 5/5
RegiusCruor 2 years ago
This video only serves to remind me how much the freemasons hate everyone in the world. And to think Obama wants to spend astronomical sums like these on some of the altruistic things mentioned in this video (even though he's still sending more troops to Afghanistan just to satisfy his puppet masters and the military-industrial complex).
China owns us now, and it's because of wasteful assholes in government. I feel like punching a wall.
sillygramcracker 2 years ago
you realy need to upload this again with another track... doesnt have the same impact without the music.
lukasstewart 2 years ago
OMG i think i should enjoy my life before the Chinese take over America :(
KingKongRules001 2 years ago
wow the ignorance of narrow-minded, brainwashed sheep never ceases to amaze me (referring to the people commenting). the video is nice, wish the audio wasn't disabled, but your heart is in the right place :) if you do some research though you'll find that it is not the governments of the world who start wars. politicians are simply puppets who are controlled by the real powers that be. omg it's one of them dang conspiracy theorists lol Wake up people! open your minds, and think outside the box!
jessmarroot 2 years ago
Stopped watching at GUNS KILL
I appreciate all the work your computer put into making this video though.
words134616 2 years ago
The crappy thing is that there will always be war. And if u anit prepared then more people will get killed.
SGTGerman 2 years ago
OR - Start paying back debt before China gets crazy.
It's not all about buying. Important to understand that real value is from the people and the ressources. Not from spending cash you do not have.
All you listed could easy be a reality if the community valued this and is not "controlled" by greedy sob's
cohnkrad 2 years ago
Great upload btw man. I hope people wake up the truths you trying to teach them here. :)
cohnkrad 2 years ago
what is up, why report a video on war expenses...
for no reason...
TheAtheistTEEN 2 years ago
i'm not a warmonger but the person who made this video is a complete pussy
dhl1986 2 years ago
I think you should go to Iraq and ask them how they feel about all the "suffering and deaths" weve caused them before you go speaking for the Iraqi people. Most of them would probably spit in your face becuase they were suffering and being killed long before the war started, but now they have a fighting chance to have a free country where everyone has a voice, not just a prick who gases them if they disagree with his policies
marines8484 2 years ago
wtf the audio is essential ffs screw you youtube
lukasstewart 2 years ago
"The job of our military is to do everything that is asked of them, and they have, no questions asked."
Therein lies the problem.
TheJacolyte 2 years ago
An awful liberal Video
rich17279 2 years ago
This vid is a year old. What is the US's national debt now? Something near $10 trillion?!
stig781 2 years ago
Bush, and Obama=pro-Iraq, and pro-Afganistan. I voted for dr.Ron Paul!
wolfofthewhitemt 2 years ago
I am also frustrated about people feeling the right to take away my money, spend it on wars, and other useless things, bringing unequality, and unfairness, and suffering to the wold.
the way out: to question everything.(politics, media) And questioning yourself too. (everyone participates in this global system, some more, some less.. But we are all responsible for the reality we have today.)
GHhorse 2 years ago
If you are so serious then why are you sitting back enjoying the internet?
and don't complain when you have it good,god im so sick of people like you
WitherAway1232 2 years ago
Why shouldnt i enjoy the internet? It is great for discussing things between many ppl on the globe. And this is the first step to solve problems no? tought exchange. But apart from this,i do many little thing to improve.. Eg my environment, conscious and minimal shopping. Helping people around me.
Currently, thats all i can do. Theres a saying:
the biggest things start with the little.. And what did you do? you're enjoyin internet, PLUS spreading hatred. Congratulations.
GHhorse 2 years ago
Take a trip to Africa...I'v been there a few times helping out and I'v seen people as thin as a sheet of paper..I'v helped out more than you ever will. You may see that the world is fucked up from tv and make small litlle changes in your life that really don't make a difference at all..I hate that shitty phrase you just used. Have a long think about it and see where it will really get you. It's not until you witness things with your own two eyes that they really have an impact on someone
WitherAway1232 2 years ago
sorry i havent took a world-trip at the age of 17-to 20.
But really,i think you misunderstood me, because
i was referring to politics, amd government issues in my 1st comment. Not africans. This video is also about politics corruption, and war. "The cost of war." Anywas, nice chatting with you. Bah.
GHhorse 2 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Hear no Evil See no Evil Feel no Evil.....
The truth will set you free.... =D
PaulWayneBarnett 2 years ago
Can you give an example of a war that needed to be fought?
FibonacciPrower 2 years ago
The second World War.
Davco46 2 years ago
And why did it need to be fought?
FibonacciPrower 2 years ago
I don't find this to be a question necessarily worthy of attention. But if you are not within reach of a history book or an education, I'll answer with a few words:
Fascism
Theocracy
Militarism
Anti-Jewish Pogroms
Death Camps
Global Totalitarianism
I didn't think I needed to fill out that puzzle for anybody.
Davco46 2 years ago
I can think of a better war not to be fought than the one below.
The First World War.
Over 15 million people died because one person was shot.
bee34terfly 2 years ago
Well to be fair, that one person being shot was just the straw that broke the camels back.
AliTheBrit19 2 years ago
I agree (I'd thumb your comment up 10 times if I could)- WWI was also an incredibly wasteful war.
WWI is also a very obvious example of entire populations suffering because of the arguing and hissy-fits of a few plutocrats. This bullshit is still going on today, as the U.N. has turned out to be about as useful (in the long term) as tits on a bull.
sillygramcracker 2 years ago
guns don't kill people, dangerous minorities with guns kill people...hehe...
resto776 2 years ago
Thank you for posting this Video.
Darkfoster22 2 years ago
This is one of my favorited videos.
Is there any way to replace the soundtrack?
thebeardedone 2 years ago
This is one of my fav. videos. Can we get a new song?
ripticdu 2 years ago
Hey... A little odd that this vid got pulled even though they blocked the audio...
Why doesn't CDK post it without the music? I'm sure it would still get pulled.
Don't want the cattle thinking for themselves.
DrPhallus 2 years ago
Powerful
kablamo9999 2 years ago
Apart from America's POLITICAL war, what else can we THANK them for? That other countries join in to aid them thus staining the Western world with innocent blood?
Their insatiable greed for money causing a WORLD economic recession? Suing tobacco companies and causing smoking bans, thus destroying many catering businesses, bars & social functions? Mass unemployment, Repossession of homes, homeless people and an even poorer 3rd world? Should we be at war with Iraq or America, well???
woodee54 2 years ago
I loved this video with its song in place. AAArgh.
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Nice.
Harrietdfer 2 years ago
Oh, I remember, it was American Pie.
porterquarter19 3 years ago
Oh for fuck's sake Warner, it's not like cutting audio will boost your revenue...*grumble*.
What track was cdk using, out of curiosity?
porterquarter19 3 years ago
I too am curious about that...
ctressle 2 years ago
all wars are always started at the behest of the international banking cartel, who "lends" the money to both sides, which they "create" from thin air costing them nothing, but both combatants have to repay those loans with interest to their respective lenders - and where does that extra interest come from? ...more loans. ...thus perpetual slavery! We have to kill the banks to be free.
citizen762 3 years ago
Very well said but,
The banks own the world, us in other words. In the Netherlands (Where I reside), if you don't have a bank account, you are not entitled to an income of any kind. I was saving money for my daughter for the last 7 years. Out of the €2.800, I lost 900+.. and I only have a MINIMUM income, they even managed to loose 2 years of my deposits, and then had the FUCKing nerve to ask me if I wanted to open another account with them, just after their bankruptcy. (ABN-AMRO BANK)
woodee54 2 years ago
ha-ha! stupid Americans.
Kiadimundi492 3 years ago
wat you dont understand mate there was and still is alot of us aussies there too
Doondalz 3 years ago
We are stupid because we are comfortable for now. We have a real big day coming and we think that we will be able to handle it when it comes.
I will leave here soon. I see it all happenning every day. Good Bye America.
charlesrosaly 3 years ago
This video offers no grounds on which to criticise its creator. I like it ... its just an effort to put the sums in question into perspective.
DrP1po 3 years ago
What a great video, putting it all into perspective. Using the figures of 4,000+ dead US soldiers, that means USA paid nearly $600 million for each dead soldier. Or, using the figures of 30,000 seriously wounded US soldiers, USA paid nearly $80 million for each of those. Or, combine the figures and USA paid around $70 million for each dead or seriously wounded soldier. And for what? Nothing that I can see! What a dreadful waste... of lives, of money and what used to be a great country - USA.
VonnieA 3 years ago
Well put!
charlesrosaly 3 years ago
the message is clear that the war should stop.
America is now more hated than ever. True, you won't be seeing any solo new captain america movie that might flop in american hating ones, to complete the upcoming the Avengers movie.
and america dont even have that much money to begin with. OMG!! well, i guess each american people today would have to start paying for that 2.4 trillion dollars.
many US troops were sick and dying after inhaling the dust from weapons with depleted uranium.
emancoy 3 years ago
War never solved anything except slavery, oppression, genocide, communism, fascism, and nazism now for obamunism
standsimo9999 3 years ago
And created millions of dollars for the funeral business, and way more orphanage workers! Gotta love war!
Or maybe war breeds genocide, slavery and oppression still exists, communism and fascism dwindles, and Naziism brews in skinhead hearts. Job well done,war.
tube3594 3 years ago
OMG, you are so ingnorant,propaganda filled and brainless.
Did some1else typ this crap for you cause i dont believe you are capable to do so.
DEM0N0FTHEN0RTH 3 years ago
DEMONOFTHENORTH: I am fully prepared to stand behind what I said. Though what it was, I cannot remember. But whatever it was - I fully stand behind it!
Go President G.W. Bush!! The man who doesn't care about political polls. But who did the right thing by the Iraqi's by not turning tail and abandoning them to AlQaeda in Iraq. Their people have freedoms now. Thanks to President G.W. Bush. A man of honour and integrity. Unbowed by his detractors. History will call him great.
tubewatch59 3 years ago
the people in Iraq deserve the fredom, even if its a long shot. we owe it to our brothers around the world to fight for their fredoms as well. cdk rocks!
ngarbo00 3 years ago
I meant to say *HALF the shit you were saying
Afghangee786 3 years ago
I agree with have the things said in this video, all though you're intention for this was good that we should end the war, i think have the shit you were saying about the things we can do with the money u were just pulling out of your ass to try to be funny...
Afghangee786 3 years ago
Actually no, did all the calculations, so the things you can do with the money are quite accurate. I make an effort to avoid pulling things out of my ass on my YouTube channel.
cdk007 3 years ago
@cdk007 I agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Discgolfer1234 8 months ago
HOLY SHIT! Great video. Almost made me cry. Thanks again for yet another fantastic video CDK007. Appreciate your work so much.
cowdragon 3 years ago
Religion is the cause of most wars.
NinkaPanda 3 years ago
Not quite, but you're close. The cause of all wars is conflicting ideologies. Look:
One guy thinks one thing, another guy thinks another thing. They both go around saying THEIR idea is right. One day one of the guys tells the other to "STFU!!!", and they both argue, then have a fight, then get all their followers to help fight for them. So long as there are people who think differently, there will always be some kind of conflict.
AD3PTUZ 3 years ago
Religion and Governments...that's all there is to it...I decide to be atheist because religions didn't really bring much good...from my point of views anyways
dumapies 3 years ago
your acting like if this war didn't exist life would be disney bullshit.
you said yourself we didnt have the money in the first place.
floggingmollyfan4 3 years ago
omg that was an amazing video *high five* lol jk
XxWateverBallsyxX 3 years ago
at the rate the people of today are making messes for our children tommorow, they wont live to see 20 years. Why is this? because we think the easier way is harder. And this is from "brainwashing" and "controlling" our very thoughts....because all of you are afraid of change. its gonna be hard. suck it up and do it.
adamantite40 3 years ago
keysersoze7 hit it on the head.
pipersmitty87 3 years ago
best video in ages... the best thing to do is not done by money, it is done by will:
make tomorrow.
KeyserSoze7 3 years ago
Here's another cost: legislation like the "patriot act" (US), "anti-terrorism legislation" (UK and EU), "anti-terrorism bill" (Australia and other Commonwealth countries) and various other errosions to our freedom. Score 1 the terrorists.
foosmoo 3 years ago
It is also cdk007 unfair to call someone who supports the war a warmonger, neocon, warhawk, bush follower, etc. The road goes both ways anti war in iraq supporters are called unpatriotic and those are for the war are called neocons, bush supporter, war monger etc.
Noliving 3 years ago
You could make the case cdk007 the reason why the US has not in a sense liberated more countries is because based upon that reason it would be considered an illegal war not to mention the fact that considering iraq was going so poorly it doesn't make sense to launch more wars when you military doesn't have the resources to launch those wars without letting iraq just completely implode. Not to mention the fact that it would cost even more money and the US would be seen more as a warmongerer.
Noliving 3 years ago
and thay are fighting so u have the frist amndment FREEDOM OF SPEECH IF THAY COME HERE THAT WILL GO DOWN THE DRAN
Reedakadeer 3 years ago
I call on the Fiirst Amendment which is Freedom of Speech, I call on it to so I can freely state a fact: You sir are just a talker, and a stupid zealot for that matter too.
supajasiu 3 years ago
Damit to hell if we dont fight we will be boned this is not at all as bad as any past war so if we stop we get boned by the enamy and there would be no respect for amrica at all so this is what i will leve you with "The day we LOSE OUR WILL TO FIGHT is the DAY WE LOSE OUR FREEDOM" the most soldiers fighting will tell you thay want to or thay may say this "GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH"
Reedakadeer 3 years ago
So why woun't you go to Iraq and die just so, The world can hate you more, for being wamrongers, loudmouths and ecenomy killers? All this war brought to your country is ridicule and shame, and the only thing you should be doing right now is bow and apolagise
supajasiu 3 years ago
ThaCSBunny 3 years ago
you should send this video to president bush
crazyplyer99 3 years ago 4
This was posted one year ago. Has anything been done?
Piratelizard101 3 years ago 2
Piratelizard101 - This was posted one year ago. Has anything been done?
Economy isn't to happy. Politician are looking around for money to bail out major companies. And I think the total cost of the Iraq war has passed $3 trillion (including, interest). But the war must go on!
JayCKat 3 years ago
Damn hippies learned to use windows movie maker!
ElementsRage 3 years ago
Damn warmongers learn to stop trying to tell people how they should live.
supajasiu 3 years ago
Great needs to be on all major networks
HigerGW 3 years ago
hey people... if u can't accept the truth in this video... go fuck urself.... mind ur own buisiness mothefuckers
trueChrist 3 years ago
GW's revenge! JMcC's gonna win the election! Hee hee hoo hoo haa haa.
tubewatch59 3 years ago
actually if you do not like any of the horrible things this war has cause wouldn't you be smart enough to not vote a republican? both bushes were war mongers, rich, and republican... what makes McCain any different?... I dont know if you were being sarcastic but just stating my opinion
Frogmjf 3 years ago
Fair enough. I think the war was good in the long run. Especially for Iraqi's who now don't have to put up with Hussein's excesses. A side benefit has been that the American military now has a far better understanding of insurgencies etc. as hard lessons were learned. Better to have those lessons learned now rather than later. I didn't like the way Obama tried to stop troop withdrawals while Bush was still in power. The war is won. Bush, Petraeus & McCain deserve the credit. They saw it through!
tubewatch59 3 years ago
i dont think the war is won... I think it is far from over... there is no way we can repair that damage anytime soon. After hussein's removal we should have haulted troop advance or something else, not continue to dive into this so called war on "terrorism"... I really dont want to disagree with anyone on the internet because it is always interpreted the wrong way...
Frogmjf 3 years ago
I see you disagree for genuine resons. I just don't see it that way. Most of the 'damage' is either nations who don't like us using it as an excuse to not like us more. Think of the US as a tough cop. Disliked by the street gangs. Would you prefer the friendship of the cop or of the street gangs? That's the way I see it. Bush has been ridiculed up hill and down dale but he stuck to his guns and will be vindicated in the history books. Watch "High Noon" with Gary Cooper. Just like G.W. Bush!
tubewatch59 3 years ago
Oh, and obviously, the US military deserves the real credit. They died in the service of their country. We Australians helped too. Just a little. Every bit helps! So now we can benefit from the strategic advantages this will win.
Think about all those Iraqi's under Saddams heel. They aren't now. That ought to make you all feel much better about the war! There are plenty of other people in the world that need liberation. But this has been a start. Enjoy it.
tubewatch59 3 years ago
but not every country is a "villain" and the US is definitely not a "cop" that dictates the way that other countries run their own government. What might seem wrong to us does not give us the right to correct their "wrong" especially by force. Also, one of the reasons why 9/11 and other terrorist events happened is because we are such a douche country for trying to expand and dictate the way other people live in their own country
Frogmjf 3 years ago
Yes. Not every country is a villian. It's more accurate to have an analogy of gangs roaming the streets with many unfortunate households being robbed and beaten, and then you have your walled off safe houses that the street gangs can't control. So when the police come in and start a gang war, the safer houses find they are being inconvenienced by the street fighting, so they resent the police for 'stirring up trouble'. They forget the gangs are increasing in numbers! They will be robbed next!!
tubewatch59 3 years ago
On the contrary, depending on how wrong the bad regimes are, justice compells us to do something about it. And that will almost always mean doing it by force. People hate America mostly because they are jealous of it. They don't want to benefit from America because they are too proud to admit they need help. Actually I'm Australian myself, but I like both our countries. It is Christianity that made the West great. And now many are flushing it down the toilet! They will regret that.
tubewatch59 3 years ago
Christianity dragged the west down a hole that historians call the Dark Ages. Without it, the west would be one thousand years more advanced than it is today. The burning of books and the oppression of intellectuals were all endorsed as a means of control for the church in medieval times. We only have records of the Greeks and Romans thanks mostly to early Islam. Islam has fallen down into a pit itself recently, but you should thank them for the texts that inspired our founding fathers.
TheGreatDolanmite 3 years ago
Funny how when Saddam was persecuting his own people before but being a nice friendly guy to the US; they sold him chemical weapons which he used on his own people. The US turned a blind eye to that injustice. Why? Saddam was their "man in the middle east". The deposing of the democratically elected Allende in Chile with the backing of the US was also not justice. Pinochet murdered thousands of his own people, America did nothing.
So do people really hate America for jealousy? I don't think so.
Htraedeci 3 years ago 2
I think there is a very strong component of it in much of the hatred. And hatred of the American way.
But I can't argue with your point. The practise of supporting monsters to keep a region in check is not a good thing. It was done back then as a compromise to hold in check potentially greater evils, but it was not the best policy. And there has been 'blowback'.
What I like about Bush has been his willingness to take on enemies at great expense and political unpopularity...
tubewatch59 3 years ago
Then why did he start the war only 2 and some years After he was elected? And its call "stuborness" not "willingness to take on enemies at great expense and political unpopularity"
supajasiu 3 years ago
But even so, much remains undone, such as The Sudan. There are limits of money and resources, but surely more could have been done there than has been. If the American public would get behind such efforts more, perhaps more would be done.
Still, the change from covert to official war is a move away from the past. History will, I think, show that the Bush administration has done much good by tackling very hard problems upfront. Iraq will be a strategic benefit in times to come.
Thanks G.W.
tubewatch59 3 years ago
The war hasn't been won and never will be, all politicians needed to do was read Machiavelli and the insurgency could have been easily predicted. "The conquered populous will always rebel in the name of old institution"
colombianballa95 3 years ago 5
Examples of ongoing war:
Race, political and religious based extremist groups. Criminals. Mentally disturbed persons off their medications. These and others are all at war with society.
It's the intensity of the war that really counts. If it's reduced enough then the war can be declared over.
I wouldn't say the Iraq war is over yet. Most Iraqi's now realize they are much better off under the current scheme than they were under Saddam, or would be under the Jihadistani's. We are winning!
tubewatch59 3 years ago
actually no, i myself am an iraqi and i think it better to be under sadam then US, saddam killed 100 Iraqis over the course of 20 years, amreica however killed 2.5 million iraqi civilians over just 5 years, its obvious america is worse. and the time you saw iraqies happy in the news when saddam was captured isnt because he was captured, its because we though that now America will leave Iraq and let us live in peace, but no, america cant get out without terrorizing a country.
watch?v=EZy04Knmhgc
SplintyDx 3 years ago
do you count the kurds
rageatm4life 3 years ago
u dont appose the war? then y did you waste the time to do this video? u are an absolutely appalling person, there are people dieing so that u have the freedom to even post this! this video really made me mad! i dont think u get the full picture of whats going on do u?
audreywalden 3 years ago
That's right. And America's military has benefitted greatly from this conflict. Many hard lessons were learned and will come in handy in the campaigns to come.
This guy is also spreading false stuff about Sarah Palin too. Funny how the really great women tend to be conservatives. Thatcher, the Queen. Barbie Doll!
tubewatch59 3 years ago
good video
helberzim 3 years ago
I suppose you could say the cost has been worth it. G.W. never gave in to the losers and now we have won! Way to go Bush. Way to go!
tubewatch59 3 years ago
u won the war in iraq... but u can't erase the hatred of the whole world to you...die american die
trueChrist 3 years ago
No. The rest of the world will be done away with. Why? Cause we got the Bombs! OK. Nuclear ... Weapons! John Wayne isn't dead. He's frozen! One of these days when they get a cure for cancer they're gonna' thaw out the duke. And he's gonna be pretty pissed off!...
tubewatch59 3 years ago
Hey tubewatch59, YOU'RE AN ASSHOLE YOWEEYO!!!
TheGreatDolanmite 3 years ago
Why don't you just shaddapp and sing this song!... I'm an asshole, and proud of it!
tubewatch59 3 years ago
Well thought out video. I enjoyed it...
Please google "IOUSA" The financial state of the Union is far worse than shown on any mainstream media. We can no longer support our empire...
Our representatives must repeal the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan, cut the Dept of Defence budget by half. Elliminate many Federal Departments, they are wasteful beaurocracies.
We owe $4.7 trillion to China, Japan, and the oil producing Arab countries.
For for Peace, Vote Bob Barr.
imbabci2 3 years ago
WoW, you Americans are screwed if you elect McBush/Stalin in '08. There is a girl, an American girl, in my German class. She is a Catholic (Biden is Catholic) and still supports McBush/Stalin.
TheRiemannIntegral 3 years ago
Keep in mind that the first mission would be the most expensive. The subsequent ones would've been cheaper.
bluebeard2 3 years ago
Oh, if I might just add, the security measures at airports in the US, if you aren't a US citizen, are the cause of plenty of international ill will.
I'm an Australian, and I didn't like being photographed and fingerprinted. And if you think that's ok, well, screw you. I don't, and I'm not going back.
bluebeard2 3 years ago
USD 4.2 Tn...
To put it in perspective, at $20 an hour, for an 8 hour working day, 5 day working week, 48 working week year, that sum will cost 625,000 man-centuries to repay. Excluding interest.
In other news, China thanks the USA for borrowing from her to secure her access to oil.
bluebeard2 3 years ago
its funny you say that. Apparantly a BMW M3 uses less fuel than the hybrid Prius. It just depends on how you drive it.
So if you wanna be all carefull with what car you buy, youre better of buying a BMW M3, than the prius. plus, you wont look stupid
leveniseendroom 3 years ago
I'ld bet there would be less muslim extremists if the money would have been spent on any of those things then there are now.
philip1201 3 years ago
I'm seriously thinking about showing this video to my class.
Spathever 3 years ago
But how many prostitutes could we buy ?
m4lvolio 3 years ago
To have sex with you? None.
philip1201 3 years ago
RightWindRightMind says "If the crusades suceeded and the muzzies where wiped off of the face of the earth,9/11 would have NEVER happened. Saying that the crusades were an atrocity is stupid and unpatriotic. You might as well cheer on Osama Bin Laden if you say the crusades were bad."
This is easily the stupidest, most hateful and ingnorant thing I've ever read on YouTube, and that's saying something.
photodube 3 years ago 2
This made me cry... That's all I'm going to say, I knew we spent a lot of money on war, but I've never cried this hard before about how much we have fucked up...
OregonProductions 3 years ago 3
How come i just ran into this video? We need more exposure of this to put it into perspective for the rest of the people who are simply supporting a war for "victory" or "honor" or w/e Bush or McCain come up with this time.
Heny4563 3 years ago 2
This video brought tears to my eyes. Truer words have never been spoken.
GreaterSteven 3 years ago 2
I say fuck war and LOVE AND PEACE ALL AROUND!!!!!
Piratelizard101 3 years ago 3
all you bitches from EU or England are too lucky...
cursedswordsman 3 years ago
fuck 9/11 thats americas problem not ours! if it was up to me il pull out every British soldier in the middle east and let the yanks deal with their mistakes [they desevre everthing they get!]
babeycakes852 3 years ago
Many here in America do not and have never supported Bush's illegal war which had absolutely nothing to do with 9/11. Peace to you and all soldiers where ever they come from.
roz805 3 years ago 2
go to war you think we can clear landmine are you stupid what is someone going to walk around the whole world and after we get rid of them people would just replant them but in usa and britian you imagine the problems that would course you hear on the news all the sucide bombers killing hundreds and thousands each week well that is what will happen in our countrys but killes tens of thousands each week find out the truth before you big up a stupid pointless conversation you idiots do you really
liamlpklpk 3 years ago
soliders wernt there people like you idiots would be left hideing in bomb shelters what you need to get into your thick heads is that if britian usa and other rivals stoped war doesnt mean other countrys would we would be the target of the world true gun crime probably will stop and cancer numbers may reduce but thats because all of us are being killed by bombs missiles and nuclear weapons non of you truely know anything about why we
liamlpklpk 3 years ago
Hey, fuckface. If the necessity comes up, any U.S. or U.K. citizen would fight for their country. The draftees in WW2 were ordinary citizens before, so get off your high horse. You're the kind of douchebag who thinks your commander is right, not your constitution.
FromBoomTown 3 years ago 2
right i will be honest with you lot my dad is in british army my oldest brother in the british RAF my second oldest brother in the british royal marines and i am also in the royal marines this is mad what you are trying to big up im not being funny but if the
liamlpklpk 3 years ago
If you read the "info" section, you'll see that the creator of the video has no intention of disrespecting US and UK soldiers.
You are being paranoid. Saddam Had no nukes and no nuclear program or biological warfare program. They would have been uncovered by now.
Saddam, being a Sunni clearly didn't support Al-Quaeda.
If we hadn't gone to war, the world would have been a safer place. The war has made militia recruitments much more effective and created a generation of west-hating orphans.
Paulginz 3 years ago 5
Vote for REAL change
Chuck Baldwin '08
addbball 3 years ago
If the crusades suceeded and the muzzies where wiped off of the face of the earth,9/11 would have NEVER happened. Saying that the crusades were an atrocity is stupid and unpatriotic. You might as well cheer on Osama Bin Laden if you say the crusades were bad.
RightWingRightMind 3 years ago
That is quite possibly the most ignorant thing I have ever read in my entire life. You condone the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of Muslims at the hands of Christian knights, who were only in the Holy Land for power and land, because some thousand years later, we were attacked by Islamic extremists who only did so because the US military has bases in their homeland?
RATMRocks86 3 years ago 4
And what's even worse is that you say not supporting the Crusades is unpatriotic?! Are you fucking kidding me?!?! How the fuck does not supporting the Crusades make you unpatriotic? You are a fucking nut job. Neo-Cons like you are why the US is hated everywhere in this world. You are ignorant and racist and believe the only way to solve a problem is through military force.
RATMRocks86 3 years ago 3
You obviously know nothing about either the crusades or islam/muslims. Do some research, read some books, and if you ever are able to form a coherent thought that does not in any way infringe upon the rights of your fellow man you can return.
ExiledAlien0 3 years ago
Why do you Naional radicals never focus on the present? its like all yor arguments are pulled out from atleast 300 years ago the minimum.
And don't try to slap a False Choice fallacy, its not like we have to chose between Osama and your kind of people - both of you are cold minded, blood thirsty terrorists.
And how the fuck is not supporting the crusades unpatriotic? News-flash braniac: America didn't exist in the time of the crusades.
supajasiu 3 years ago
The only thing i disagree with is that guns kill... other than that it was an excellent video. FUCK the HATERS
SOCOMSNIPER33 3 years ago
whats the point of having troops if everytime they go to war you cry to get them home leave the yanks out there to get blown to fuck the cunts. check out the video terrorist sheep and you will understand my reaction. no fuckin discipline or respect forother peoples culture.
deano3456789 3 years ago
Guns kill? Of their own free will?
Guncriminal 3 years ago
there were lots of people that could of brought our troups home. we do need to pull out. but for now support our troops
fastkast 3 years ago
If the U.S. dollar continues to fall, we won't be able to afford any of that. The war in Iraq is just a way to insure that America will never be able to pay off the debt. You think this is all bad now just wait until we have the 'Amero' and we are all part of the North American Union (NAU). Oh Wait! We already ARE part of the NAU through the 'Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America' (SPP). Look it up.
BTW, Great Video!
MortimerKahn 3 years ago
WE have the power to MAKE our government ACT!
Would you personally sign a petition (kucinichdotus), make a few phone calls (makeyourcalldotorg), and ask everyone you know to do the same to see Bush co held accountable?
The ONLY reason the Judiciary Committee in the House held anything close to impeachment hearings last Friday (cspanjunkiedotorg) was because the PEOPLE MADE THEM.
Now we only need to push a little bit more to impeach this bastard and set a new precedent that none of this is ok
makeyourcall 3 years ago 2