Great documentary. I am never surprised by the actions of our government. I used to be boggled and perplexed by the incredibly immoral actions of the our government and grasped for conspiracy theory straws, but now know it is happening. Basically, any outside financial organization can hire government personnel to alter policy and actions for monetary gain. Wars make lots of money for specific organizations. Multiple wars = multiple streams of income. It is so simple. Iran is next.
And if your answer is, well, we've been "at war" for so long, we need them. Maybe that's why we've been kept in a state of perpetual war for a hundred years. We will never grow up as a species until militaries are abolished from the face of the Earth. "One does not make wars less likely by formulating rules of warfare.... War cannot be humanized. It can only be abolished." ~ Albert Einstein
I don't think so. There is not ONE compelling reason to keep our troops in ANY other country other than to meddle in their affairs. It's ridiculous to think that they can do something that some other military or, far better, civilian group. Once they are back, they can be scaled back and eventually eliminated except for the Coast Guard. Why do we have standing armies when it's clearly laid out in the Constitution and the founding fathers were unanimously against them?
I bit extreme no? I agree with the views that we HAVE to stop this empire expansion we are carrying out. But the entire point of bring troops back is to strengthen our country.
People like Cheny, Bush, Blair or other politicians like them have no morals, no values, no principles, no religions, these words are just for the mass, for us.we are demanded to sacrify for truth and principles. but they sacrify every moral and principle for their INTERESTS. THEY HAVE ONLY INTERESTS, these are the INTERESTS what make the foe a friend and a friend a foe.
Norman Solomon is the most clear and compassionate critic of the U.S. media's role in making war possible, even inevitable. Thanks for posting this, group! I'll have to learn more about you.
Great documentary. I am never surprised by the actions of our government. I used to be boggled and perplexed by the incredibly immoral actions of the our government and grasped for conspiracy theory straws, but now know it is happening. Basically, any outside financial organization can hire government personnel to alter policy and actions for monetary gain. Wars make lots of money for specific organizations. Multiple wars = multiple streams of income. It is so simple. Iran is next.
Tothe2012 1 year ago
And if your answer is, well, we've been "at war" for so long, we need them. Maybe that's why we've been kept in a state of perpetual war for a hundred years. We will never grow up as a species until militaries are abolished from the face of the Earth. "One does not make wars less likely by formulating rules of warfare.... War cannot be humanized. It can only be abolished." ~ Albert Einstein
localhero101 3 years ago
I don't think so. There is not ONE compelling reason to keep our troops in ANY other country other than to meddle in their affairs. It's ridiculous to think that they can do something that some other military or, far better, civilian group. Once they are back, they can be scaled back and eventually eliminated except for the Coast Guard. Why do we have standing armies when it's clearly laid out in the Constitution and the founding fathers were unanimously against them?
localhero101 3 years ago
I bit extreme no? I agree with the views that we HAVE to stop this empire expansion we are carrying out. But the entire point of bring troops back is to strengthen our country.
focalx9 3 years ago
It's disgusting that we (the US) has soldiers in 130 countries. Get out of ALL of them! Abolish the military!
localhero101 3 years ago
People like Cheny, Bush, Blair or other politicians like them have no morals, no values, no principles, no religions, these words are just for the mass, for us.we are demanded to sacrify for truth and principles. but they sacrify every moral and principle for their INTERESTS. THEY HAVE ONLY INTERESTS, these are the INTERESTS what make the foe a friend and a friend a foe.
HammerSickle 3 years ago
Norman Solomon is the most clear and compassionate critic of the U.S. media's role in making war possible, even inevitable. Thanks for posting this, group! I'll have to learn more about you.
mutualpea 4 years ago
congratulations to Lewisham Stop the War!
TamaraSwift 4 years ago