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Originally posted by wcitizen
It also keeps alive the fear of 'fictional' terrorists (ie. people paid by the US government to kill their own civilians).......
Originally posted by wcitizen
Especially when, according to something I read a while ago, each soldier's life is insured by the government for $1million.
Originally posted by Gorman91
reply to post by oozyism
Nope. I get what you are talking about. However, most oil goes to China from our conquests. My own theory is that we are feeding the dragon for as long as we can until we have a means to not need oil. It's basically debt payment in the form of stealing resources for the one you owe debt to. It's the only logical reason China still buys our debt. All in all, however, those nations end up better a generation from now. Believe me, I do not believe this is the way. Rule by example, not force. For them, the ends justify the means. In the end they will be more civilized and better off. I just cry for the death that is payed to achieve it.
Originally posted by mobiusmale
1) You started a war that you lost.
. . .
You came and killed our citizens. So, we came and kicked your primitive behinds. Just let us do our (nowadays) liberal thing, and pay to rebuild your country into a 21st century player, and let us go back home.
You came and killed our citizens. So, we came and kicked your primitive behinds. Just let us do our (nowadays) liberal thing, and pay to rebuild your country into a 21st century player, and let us go back home.
The Taleban administration in Afghanistan negotiated with the American embassy in Islamabad in 2001 to hand over Osama bin Laden to a specially appointed court, but suggestions of using a neutral third country to try the suspected terrorist were rejected by the USA, according to a new book by the former Taleban Ambassador to Pakistan.
Detailing the options which were explored, Abdul Salam Zaeef claimed that even using the court at The Hague was unacceptable to the Americans who never handed over any evidence of wrongdoing to the authorities in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
…If every country were to hand over any person deemed a criminal by America, then America would de facto control the world. This would in turn threaten the independence and sovereignty of all countries.
Originally posted by Gorman91
reply to post by oozyism
Well to change your question, can the son of the murderer have peace with the victim's family?
My view is that the US is not capable of justice anymore. It has done too far down. So whatever comes out of its ashes, I will be part of and do my very best to make it New Republic, not responsible for the sins of the father.
KABUL, Afghanistan—A U.S. service member was killed Monday by a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan, NATO said.