>I think that is a very dangerous line of thinking. As it creates a catch-22 situation that just never ends. As we find ourselves today.
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>We have a massive Military-Industrial complex that continuously pumps out new and more expensive weapons. Some of which end up on the black market, in the "wrong peoples" hands. This causes govts to follow your line of thinking, and stock up on weapons to fight these other weapons.

I've always wondered why "arms dealers" can operate out in the open, apparently legally. To me they're certainly more dangerous than hookers or drug dealers or...



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>I'm sure a lot of weapons currently used by the other side in the Middle East were furnished by the US govt when Saddam was our "friend" in the fight against Iran, or the weapons supplied to Osama when he was our "friend" to fight Communism.
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>Tell me, when does it end?
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>I was in line at an electronics store yesterday. The guy behind me was wearing a tshirt with big pics of Obama on both front and back. I talked to him for a few. He told me how he has 2 brothers who went over to Iraq. They were definitely upset over the fact that there was absolutely no planning by the US govt for this type of scenario, so they were flying by the seat of their pants most of the time over there.
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>I mentioned something to him about the article i referenced that started this thread. He introduced me to his high school daughter who spent yesterday in class learning all about war profiteering.
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>So long as people think that they must prepare for the next war, there will always be a next war. And a lot of people get killed over nothing.
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>>Actually, I agree with Vegetius:
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>>Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
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>>>I'm surprised that this is from 70 yrs ago and I haven't read his stuff till now. And as usual, it's even more true.
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>>>>>How do we not learn the lesson?
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>>>>>War is a Racket
>>>>>http://www.doublestandards.org/butler1.html
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>>>>I liked this part ;
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>>>>There are 40,000,000 men under arms in the world today, and our statesmen and diplomats have the temerity to say that war is not in the making.
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>>>>Hell's bells! Are these 40,000,000 men being trained to be dancers?
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