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Originally posted by freedom12
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No other candidate would bring the all the troops home BUT Dr Ron Paul. Obama has expanded the world conflict, all while winning a Nobel Peace Prize. Amazing! Romney won't. Rick Perry and M Bachman won't. Hermain Cain? LOL. Sarah Palin? You becha, she won't.
Originally posted by murch
reply to post by conar
Sad to say this but if all US troops came home your economy would die a death quick as you like. Understand this people. Your goverments say we will bring the troops home etc but the fact is wars make money. I know some are going to come back saying "but we spend x amount on this war and that war". Iraq's oil output will quickly pay it back. Even if the war costs a thousand trillion there is more than 7 times that available in oil at todays prices.
Take into account the amount of US businesses that have employees working there (200 000 for DoD alone) and then factor in unemployed soldiers, well you can see where this is going.
Originally posted by NewAgeMan
reply to post by SheopleNation
I suspect that Rick Perry is a psychopath..
Originally posted by michael1983l
The US war is only just about to begin, throughout history no superpower has given up its status without a fight and America is on the cusp of losing that status. I will give it 5 years before the US is at war with China
Originally posted by battlestargalactica
Yea Ron Paul is the man. Now though, the media machine, bought and paid for, is pushing their posterboy, Rick Perry to the forefront.
We must get RonPaul elected or doom is imminent it seems, I just added some funds to: www.ronpauldonate.org... to help the cause..
Originally posted by killuminati2012
Originally posted by michael1983l
The US war is only just about to begin, throughout history no superpower has given up its status without a fight and America is on the cusp of losing that status. I will give it 5 years before the US is at war with China
And what about the Soviet Union? I guess I missed the apocalyptic war that happened when the USSR crumbled. I think your statement serves as proof at how fooled the public is by all of the fear-mongering. The U.S. WILL NOT go to war with China. Globalization has made it too costly for any superpowers to go at it these days. Rather, future wars will continue to focus on exploiting weaker nations and their resources.
Originally posted by MajorKarma
Originally posted by murch
reply to post by conar
Sad to say this but if all US troops came home your economy would die a death quick as you like. Understand this people. Your goverments say we will bring the troops home etc but the fact is wars make money. I know some are going to come back saying "but we spend x amount on this war and that war". Iraq's oil output will quickly pay it back. Even if the war costs a thousand trillion there is more than 7 times that available in oil at todays prices.
Take into account the amount of US businesses that have employees working there (200 000 for DoD alone) and then factor in unemployed soldiers, well you can see where this is going.
I am not sure if you ever served in the military but I have, my father is a retired AF Col and my son has just finished his 5 years of service. What you say is utter stupidity. If the manpower and resources of our US Military were focused on rebuilding America the way we talk about helping countries we have destroyed, ours would be the greatest nation on earth again in our lifetime. If instead of building Missiles, they turned their brains upon alternative energy; on rebuilding our infrastructure, upon rounding up all the illegal aliens (put a shiver up your spine?) Our resources, if focused on our own country could turn our country into a garden. If instead of destroying..creating and building..that is what I am talking about.
Originally posted by Agit8dChop
One of the candidates should DEMAND now, EARLY that this election will be a paper election!
Originally posted by SheopleNation
Originally posted by killuminati2012
Originally posted by michael1983l
The US war is only just about to begin, throughout history no superpower has given up its status without a fight and America is on the cusp of losing that status. I will give it 5 years before the US is at war with China
And what about the Soviet Union? I guess I missed the apocalyptic war that happened when the USSR crumbled. I think your statement serves as proof at how fooled the public is by all of the fear-mongering. The U.S. WILL NOT go to war with China. Globalization has made it too costly for any superpowers to go at it these days. Rather, future wars will continue to focus on exploiting weaker nations and their resources.
El WrongO bro. The International Bankers will start a war with Red China in order to get out of their debt to them. As a bonus, They will get the prize of controlling and raping the Chinese economy and markets. ~SheopleNation
Originally posted by killuminati2012
The "international bankers" are not the US. The international banks are not the ones in debt to China. It's much more complicated than you're making it out to be, and your black-and-white views are what help perpetuate the beating of the war drums.