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athedrivein61
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The causalities of war and war by the United States of America
#14357611 - 04/26/11 08:49 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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This video contains graphic imagery (to an extent) and if you are an emotional person like myself might bring a tear to youre eye.
"they do not hate us because of our freedoms. They hate us because everyday we are funding and committing wars against humanity. The so called war on terror is a cover for our military aggression to gain the resources of western Asia. It is sending the poor of this country to kill the poor though middle eastern countries."
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Re: The causalities of war and war by the United States of America [Re: athedrivein61]
#14357635 - 04/26/11 08:52 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Do you know why we are in Afghanistan? Its all about the poppy plant . The poppy makes American go around its basically up there with petroleum . Not in a rude way guys but just check out how much opium afgan produces i thinks its 90% or more and America lives off of pharmaceuticals
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Re: The causalities of war and war by the United States of America [Re: Light My Fire]
#14357661 - 04/26/11 08:55 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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If soldiers don't want to be sent over seas....don't join the military.lol
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Re: The causalities of war and war by the United States of America [Re: Solo_Dolo]
#14357686 - 04/26/11 08:59 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Solo_Dolo said: If soldiers don't want to be sent over seas....don't join the military.lol
I see all these kids I know joining and expecting to be stationed somewhere like san diego or hawaii their whole service 
They're in for a rude awakening.
And I HOPE... a fat paycheck afterward.
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Re: The causalities of war and war by the United States of America [Re: twighead]
#14357713 - 04/26/11 09:03 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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No shit.
My older bro got lucky,he joined the Marines...4 year stint all in Ocean Side California.
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athedrivein61
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Re: The causalities of war and war by the United States of America [Re: Solo_Dolo]
#14357759 - 04/26/11 09:13 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Cool story bros
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Re: The causalities of war and war by the United States of America [Re: athedrivein61]
#14359563 - 04/27/11 04:44 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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this in interesting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_military_casualties_of_war
I actually don't know who the US gov think they could fool with that story of "We're bringing freedom and democracy to Iraq", "No wait, we're searching for WMD (which if they had we had been the ones selling them, so we know they don't have)" bla bla bla, the only thing they hadn't got the balls to admit was going there for robbing oil, abusing and killing civilians and leave the country in a total mess.
Afghanistan was the first step to get to Iraq, and since they pinned 9/11 on afghans it was a way of not seeming weak.
It's really amazing (in a very negative way) how the states have been able to shred so many innocent blood over history and got away unpunished.
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Re: The causalities of war and war by the United States of America [Re: Light My Fire]
#14359597 - 04/27/11 05:09 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Light My Fire said: Do you know why we are in Afghanistan? Its all about the poppy plant . The poppy makes American go around its basically up there with petroleum . Not in a rude way guys but just check out how much opium afgan produces i thinks its 90% or more and America lives off of pharmaceuticals
Afghan opium is for the US not a significant contributor to the GDP. For Afghanistan, it obviously is. And regarding pharmaceuticals, it's especially the research-intensive synthetic drugs that are economically interesting, not so much the relatively straightforward opiates (opioids are probably a different matter). Afghan opium is only relevant to the US in terms of the war on drugs, which is certainly a contributing factor in the decision to invade the country. But I doubt if the economic motives of the US for the invasion are strongly tied to opium.
Personally, I think in both Iraq and Afghanistan, the US and its allies were/are fighting the symptoms of an invisible and possibly a fictive enemy, with both countries chosen for the convenient excuses for an invasion that could be connected to them. This has never been about opium, weapons of mass destruction, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden or even the Taliban; this is about the lack of understanding and the intolerance of Western culture towards any other culture that does not share our Western/Christian ideals and values. Conversely, the Arab world is collectively frightened by the military and economic power of the West, and at the same time envious of its prosperity. It is an enduring conflict that is fueled by fear on both sides, and both sides fail to recognize the differences and the complex relationships between religion, culture and socioeconomic development.
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Re: The causalities of war and war by the United States of America [Re: koraks]
#14359684 - 04/27/11 06:09 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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being at war also creates jobs, which reduces unemployement, its also profitable since alot of its employee's die. more importantly wars are always about something and in this case its oil and control, which includes control of poppies, as well as a beachfront stepping stone to that entire region. Which as u can see we are invading a new country every 5-10 years most likely because our government predicts its own collapse or at least its financial aspect and wishes to branch out to ensure its survival. Were not dumping trillions of dollars into our military because we need it, its to ensure its always the most powerful. The united states made history by freeing itself, its quite ironic that now we've caged ourselves and then parade around forcing our failed police state onto others. If other countries want it bad enough they can do what we did, they have an advantage that we don't, there not surrounded by riot police with huge microwaves pointed at them and automated turrents....well besides our armies marching on them of course
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Re: The causalities of war and war by the United States of America [Re: athedrivein61]
#14359706 - 04/27/11 06:24 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Just as true now as it was back then.
"theres plenty good money to be made, supplying the army with the tools of the trade"
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