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  •  Mililtary Spending Isn't Obscent (none / 0)

    to them.

    Military is the purpose of government. Society is none of government's business so spending even a penny is a crime to them.

    There's no basis to talk to them until they feel more threatened by their leaders than by us.

    We are called to speak for the weak, for the voiceless, for victims of our nation and for those it calls enemy.... --ML King "Beyond Vietnam"

    by Gooserock on Sun Mar 06, 2005 at 09:36:50 PM PDT

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    •  The difference is (none / 0)

      spending on the military for the defense of the country, and spending on the military so that Iraqis can enjoy freedom and democracy.

      If they are going to argue that the spending is justified because the war made us safer, that is one thing.  I don't agree with the conclusion, but the objective is worth spending money on.

      But the self-congratulatory neocon lovefest is all about how wonderful it is that the Iraqis are voting, and democracy is coming to the Middle East, and how can any decent person not feel a thrill to see those purple fingers.  So I ask again, are my tax dollars to be spent on making Iraqis happy--but not americans?

      by sharman on Mon Mar 07, 2005 at 01:29:53 AM PDT

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