TPMtv: A Chat with Dr. Barnett Rubin, Part II
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these white Americans are talking about we and our. What does that mean??????
You are no more superpower Afghans are going to teach you a lesson. Wait Afghans have to take care of you racist white Americans.
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Very objective analysis !
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I am so horny right now!!! W
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Vote Ron Paul and get out of the middle east. Wake up America and educate yourselves to what is really happening before it is to late.
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What you're missing is the fact that Musharraf is nothing more than a dictator, disliked by many, even within Pakistan's army. There's lots of people with an interest (for whatever reason), to see him go and that is why AQ not only can operate secure in certain areas of Pakistan, it is also the Number 1 reason why AQ is supported in many countries with similar dictatorial regimes which just happen to be friends with the West (Saudi Arabia, Egypt, to name just two).
Americans need to come to realisation that we are THE major destabilising force in world. We've been pumping arms into 3rd world & getting involved in civil disputes for over 100yrs & it has led to increasing chaos & danger. Today, US is THE largest arms exporter & we're arming BOTH sides of civil war in Iraq & entire mid-east for that matter. The rest of the world has come to hate us for our foreign policy & it's only a matter of time before they stop financing our debt.
FattKidd 4 years ago 4
Very true.
But remember ,"War" is good for business: The price of oil barrels has Quadruple since 2002, Dick cheney and "Halliburton" made a killing (Literally) doubling its share value and not to mention "General Electric" and all the other major military contractors, the Dowjones index at 14k etc...
In short money talks... no wait "Money makes policies" and to hell with the voters. The expansion of "consumerism" and profits is the only thing that matters now. Capitalism isn't grand ?
silversalvo 4 years ago 2