yea, you might be right, i have no idea, but i do know the number that he did bomb. 4. of course berrie has 2+ more years left. if he plays his cards right he just might double what dubya did. now that would be fuckin ironic.
Dubya had plans to do that before we ever had 9/11 from some old things I recall.
Another disadvantage in war is that killing people, even killing them by the million, doesn't mean that you win ...
Uno
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US Army 69-71
Individuals and political action committees associated with the defense sector contributed more than $27 million to political candidates and committees during the 2012 campaign cycle...
Defense contractors give $27 million dollars to politicians. Then, profit.
Changed the year. Changed the president. Changed the president's political party.
Same war in the middle east. Same profiting by same defense contractors ...
Where is the change with that?
Uno
Now there is not even any conventional war anymore. No boots on the ground. So no political cost to pay, but all the political advantage to gain by appearing all macho and "strong". There may be the upcoming mid term election factored into this calculus as well, where Democrats are expected to take a beating. They might be thinking they can play the "war on terror" card to their advantage.
Going back to what you said, there is no longer any war to win. Just an endless conflict we are engaged in. Self-perpetuating.
You experience may be different. My experience is that in war, doing what your enemy expects is rarely a good tactic.... Bin Laden was guided by a coherent long-term strategy to attack America with the aim of provoking U.S. attacks on Muslim countries, where the jihadists could bleed the Americans dry and eventually force them to withdraw, which would leave local pro-American rulers isolated and unprotected by their superpower patron, and which would in turn set off a subsequent chain of revolutionary events that would bend the arc of Arab history in his favor.
The United States is spending millions of dollars to destroy U.S. equipment in Iraq and Syria gear the U.S. gave the Iraqi military that was later captured by ISIS forces.
The U.S has hit 41 Humvees since attacks began in August, according to data from United States Central Command.
The U.S. is sending $30,000-bombs to eliminate these armored vehicles, which cost about a quarter of a million dollars each depending what it is equipped with, according to Todd Harrison, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.
The U.S. Defense Department confirmed the targets to CNN. "In some cases, we have seen instances of ISIL capturing and employing U.S.-made equipment," said a spokesperson. "When we've seen these terrorists employing this equipment, we've sought to eliminate that threat."
Once the U.S. destroys the equipment, it might have to re-supply the Iraqi military.
U.S. blowing up its own Humvees
Step One: US buys new weapons for Iraqis.
Step Two: ISIS takes weapons after Iraqis abandon them.
Step Three: US blows up weapons.
Step Four: Go to Step One.
More evidence that Smedley Butler was right.
War is a racket. Always has been.
Uno
There was no such ideology in Iraq before 2003, when it was invaded and it became a chaotic, lawless state. Yes bombs were dropped in 2003Just a political show of force. ISIS is just another group of people, like Al-Qaeda, etc. Bombing and killing the physical entities does nothing to remove the ideology that will persist regardless of how many bombs are dropped.
There was no such ideology in Iraq before 2003, when it was invaded and it became a chaotic, lawless state. Yes bombs were dropped in 2003
There was this report on BBC that a lot of Syrians are very angry that instead of bombing the butcher Assad, America is actually strengthening him. That new enemies are being created
No doubt, we will be bombing those new enemies a few years from now. And the cycle will continue.
U.S. blowing up its own Humvees
Step One: US buys new weapons for Iraqis.
Step Two: ISIS takes weapons after Iraqis abandon them.
Step Three: US blows up weapons.
Step Four: Go to Step One.
More evidence that Smedley Butler was right.
War is a racket. Always has been.
Uno
The Arabs "buy" billions and billions of dollars of arms from the US for their show piece militaries. In return for the favor to corporate America, our govt supports and protects these dictators (there are ofcourse other reasons for the support too) . It is a massive racket. Has been going on for agesDoes the US actually give Iraq the equipment for free? With their oil income you would think they could pay for it. I know we sell stuff to the other Arab nations.
Does the US actually give Iraq the equipment for free?
The Arabs "buy" billions and billions of dollars of arms from the US for their show piece militaries. In return for the favor to corporate America, our govt supports and protects these dictators (there are ofcourse other reasons for the support too) . It is a massive racket. Has been going on for ages
Anybody who knows anything about the Arab lands, know that the local population is barely capable of driving a nail in a wall. So these hundreds of billions of dollars of weapons is just protection money.
U.S. blowing up its own Humvees
Step One: US buys new weapons for Iraqis.
Step Two: ISIS takes weapons after Iraqis abandon them.
Step Three: US blows up weapons.
Step Four: Go to Step One.
More evidence that Smedley Butler was right.
War is a racket. Always has been.
Uno
Fox News presenters mock female pilot who took part in campaign against Isis: Hosts crack sexist jokes about UAEs Major Mariam al-Mansouri, calling her boobs on the ground
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/sep/25/fox-news-mock-female-pilot-isis-sexist-jokes
The kind of stuff that makes you go Umm