Steve Earle - Rich Man's War

Steve Earle singing Rich Man's War at the Operation Ceasefire Concert in Wasington DC on 9/24/2005

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Music

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• Earle
• altcountry
• music
• protest

[marblemason1]

This war isn't being fought to protect America, it's being fought to secure Israels borders. The Arabs have their lands and we have ours. Soldiers do not have the luxury of political discourse. You follow the lawful orders given you. NEVER criticize anyone doing their duty as a citizen. Instead criticize the politicians sending our troops into an alien war being fought for alien interests.

[btswanfury]

You're a moron. If you like the war so much, JOIN the fuckin army. I've been there.

The song is not indicting particular war, but war in general.

You'd notice that if you listened to the third verse, which is all about a Palestinian who sets off a suicide bomb.

But since you can't even spell "illegal," I'll just assume you're a kid doing research for school project who doesn't know any better.

[Gunnerhandl]

@chiefashley56  Out of Iraq and Afghanistan? My best friend just got deployed to Iraq last week and I'm going to Afghanistan on April 19th.

[Snowman374th]

Great song Steve.!

We've been deceive people, We don't benefit from war, The governments do and the corporations behind those governments who pick our pockets with a smile.

Vote - YELL - Kick- Scream what ever you have to do, But get our troops home and out of idiots control. We've been compromised. And we're gonna fall if we let them roll this way.

The men and women fighting for our leaders don't recognize this compromise. And those who disagree with me, Are Blinded by it some how.

[chiefashley56]

'OUT OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN NOW! IT'S UP TO YOU.

[jetfrom92]

@GregorGrigorio

Sure ;)

[jpdoherty2]

@sgtakable I feel the same way, man.

[white98cummins]

@wilddeucerocks Ha Obama aint that bad

[wilddeucerocks]

I just want the world to know, I, we, America was lied to, by an person who took an oath under God to lead us. This person went on to steal an election in order to, at all cost, highjack our political system. He stacked the supreme court so that now, all of our politicians can be legally bought, and sold. We are spinning toward facism and we are like passangers on a highjacked plane. Do a quick browser search for "the 14 points of Facism" Its scary!

[wilddeucerocks]

I just want the world to know, I, we, America was lied to, by an person who took an oath under God to lead us. This person went on to steal an election in order to, at all cost, highjack our political system. He stacked the supreme court so that now, all of our politicians can be legally bought, and sold. We are spinning toward facism and we are like passangers on a highjacked plane. Do a quick browser search for "the 14 points of Facism" Its scary!