On anniversary of US stupid entry into WWI, Trump starts a war

[renard_ruse]

When will this intervention shit end?

How many Americans have to die, how much American taxpayer money has to be wasted on these bullshit wars, how much profit does the military-industrial-political complex have to wring out of our people?

 

[renard_ruse]

Surprise, surprise, Rubio, McLame, and Graham have all joined in praising the attack.

I wonder if this officially absolves Trump of the imaginary "Russia collusion" charge?

 

[hashtag46]

Just a brief interruption, appologies. I have a question which is slightly off topic, yet still related to it:


1.So heaps of public intellectuals (my favs. are Mark Blyth, John Ralston Saul) have and continue to explain how and why the neolib.- globalist -corporatist ideology that arose in the '70's has failed, leading to the public's decision to go anti- establishment and to favour nationalistic parties in Europe and the US.
- and that, as history shows, there's a risk of nationalistic parties turning totallitarian and fascist.

2.But missing from most current discourses are speculations re:
- How did corporations and the establishment adapt to these changes?
And will these nationalistic parties really challenge their status quo? As they promissed in their pre-electoral discourses
Or will they just serve the old masters who predicted the public's mood and decided to go with that by reshaping their strategy?


It's something that the OP has been more attuned to, in this thread as well as others.
Could the OP or anyones else suggest any names of current public figures/intellectuals, or any readings that speculate on this topic too?
Much appreciated if they did

 

[Hard_Rom]

When will this intervention shit end?

How many Americans have to die, how much American taxpayer money has to be wasted on these bullshit wars, how much profit does the military-industrial-political complex have to wring out of our people?

With great power comes great responsibility. You want to be a 2nd or 3rd rate country with no geo-political muscle?

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

How can you start a war that has been ongoing ever since President Obama destabilized Iraq and most of the rest of the region?



More stupidity on display...

 

[water505]

In war one side usually fights the other. Let me know when Syria responds and attacks our troops.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

In war one side usually fights the other. Let me know when Syria responds and attacks our troops.

tee hee

 

[JohnnySavage]

At a million bucks a pop, there's $59 million down the drain.

 

[water505]

At a million bucks a pop, there's $59 million down the drain.

Gee, you're really good with math.

Tell us how much military equipment did President Line In The Sand left behind in Iraq?

 

[JohnnySavage]

How much military equipment did President Line In The Sand leave in Iraq?

Obama did it tooooooooo!!!!!!

 

[water505]

Obama did it tooooooooo!!!!!!

Too embarrassed to answer the question?

Typical.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

At a million bucks a pop, there's $59 million down the drain.

Well, if that's how you want to look at it...



However, after yet another failed missile launch, do you think Pyongyang might "get" the message???

 

[contrifan32]

At a million bucks a pop, there's $59 million down the drain.

Its called proper stock rotation.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Johnny...



You think maybe Tehran "got" the message?

 

[JohnnySavage]

Because of a few dozen cruise missiles? Of course not.

Russia could have easily shot the missiles down, but didn't activate their air defense systems in Syria. Iran has the same system.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Because of a few dozen cruise missiles? Of course not.

Russia could have easily shot the missiles down, but didn't activate their air defense systems in Syria. Iran has the same system.

So, Putin "got" the message too?

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Johnny, it's okay to say five dozen...



Maybe one failed.


Too old.

 

[JohnnySavage]

So, Putin "got" the message too?

Collusion.

Russia is now going to sell Syria upgraded air defense systems.

Trump is now going to order more missiles.

Money for everyone!

 

[JohnnySavage]

Johnny, it's okay to say five dozen...



Maybe one failed.


Too old.

I was never very good at the maths.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Can anyone else in the world expend five-dozen Cruise missiles without expending their entire stockpile?

Moscow, Tehran and Pyongyang know that there's more where that came from.



Too bad Obama didn't "get" that...

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Collusion.

Russia is now going to sell Syria upgraded air defense systems.

Trump is now going to order more missiles.

Money for everyone!

I was never very good at the maths.

Probably not economics either.

What the fuck is Syria going to pay them in?

Promissory notes? Backed by...

[fill in the blank]?

 

[JohnnySavage]

Probably not economics either.

What the fuck is Syria going to pay them in?

Promissory notes? Backed by...

[fill in the blank]?

A warm water port.

 

[JohnnySavage]

My knowledge is 30 years out of date, but in the 80s they had an anchorage off the coast of Cyprus. It was like a big bull's eye in the Eastern Med.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

A warm water port.

They already have that. And an airbase too...

Anything else?

 

[Rightguide]

At a million bucks a pop, there's $59 million down the drain.

$832,000 to be precise.