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Originally Posted by btrelll Damn right!
It's not like us Brits would vote in someone that bad!
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I didn't vote for Blair! Or Brown either. I'm a neutral (evil) by nature so taking sides is not mah style.
Anyway, I am more and more failing to understand why Americans need complain about Iraq.
Let's put it this way, would most of the people be complaining if Muslims died as easily as Africans do? Heck shooting them or watching them commit genocidal acts is almost worthy of prime-time TV it would seem.If Iraq and Afghanistan were easily subjugated, then most of the "haters" would evaporate.
Also, America depends on it's millitary so much, from an outside point of view, the nation is pretty much a glorified bunch of Vikings.
The millitary (and associated corporations) create huge amounts of employment and bring in lots of money. They are good for the economy and well being of thousands of people with reliable job security packages. The US research and development easily supasses any other civillian field, even in their own specialities! Lasers, electronics, GPS, biological science, health services...the US military easily outdoes anything I've ever even realised existed. If they had a lethal use for the Human genome, it'd probably be sequenced faster as well. The resources at disposal are most impressive.
SO...What is a millitary exist for? Killing the fuck out of things? Think of it this way, war is good for the US economy! If one had no enemies to fight and had lasting peace, thousands would be out of work, technology gains would be stalled and the economy would crash.Anyway, think of how many wars the US has been in the last 40 years, it spells a lot of $$$ for the people backing it, and lives are ultimately disposable with such an agressive (and quite attractive, need I say) recruitment campaign.
If anything, I'm getting more offended that the common person doesn't seem to get much of the financial benefit of this. I wouldn't mind some fuel price decreases now that the oil taps are secure and the population neutralised (if not neutered).