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"Harry Hope" |
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15 Apr 2007 08:54:52 PM |
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GOP candidates unite in support of killing more of our troops |
From The Omaha World-Herald, 4/15/07:
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2835&u_sid=2366016
GOP candidates unite in support of Iraq war
BY ROBYNN TYSVER
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
DES MOINES -
The war in Iraq may divide the country, but it did not divide the
large field of Republican presidential candidates who wooed Iowa
caucus-goers Saturday with tough talk on the war.
Presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks during the
Republican party of Iowa's Abraham Lincoln Unity Dinner.
Nine candidates, speaking at a GOP event appropriately called the
"unity dinner," made it clear in stark and dire language that they
would oppose any effort by Congress to withdraw troops from Iraq.
They also made it clear that their pro-war stance separates them from
the Democratic field.
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Not enough American blood being shed to suit Republic candidates.
Harry
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| User: "XTS" |
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| Title: Re: GOP candidates unite in support of killing more of our troops |
15 Apr 2007 09:06:53 PM |
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"Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:6rl5235d0s3pfnch20p2s2ge311hg6l361@4ax.com...
From The Omaha World-Herald, 4/15/07:
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2835&u_sid=2366016
GOP candidates unite in support of Iraq war
BY ROBYNN TYSVER
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
DES MOINES -
The war in Iraq may divide the country, but it did not divide the
large field of Republican presidential candidates who wooed Iowa
caucus-goers Saturday with tough talk on the war.
Presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks during the
Republican party of Iowa's Abraham Lincoln Unity Dinner.
Nine candidates, speaking at a GOP event appropriately called the
"unity dinner," made it clear in stark and dire language that they
would oppose any effort by Congress to withdraw troops from Iraq.
They also made it clear that their pro-war stance separates them from
the Democratic field.
______________________________________________________
Not enough American blood being shed to suit Republic candidates.
Harry
It's a simple equation to republicans. More blood, death and destruction
equals more war profits for the corporate vampires they represent.
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| User: "Nappy headed one." |
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| Title: Re: GOP candidates unite in support of killing more of our troops |
15 Apr 2007 09:46:56 PM |
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In article <4622da35$0$501$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>,
"XTS" <xts@woh.rr.com> wrote:
"Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:6rl5235d0s3pfnch20p2s2ge311hg6l361@4ax.com...
From The Omaha World-Herald, 4/15/07:
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2835&u_sid=2366016
GOP candidates unite in support of Iraq war
BY ROBYNN TYSVER
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
DES MOINES -
The war in Iraq may divide the country, but it did not divide the
large field of Republican presidential candidates who wooed Iowa
caucus-goers Saturday with tough talk on the war.
Presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks during the
Republican party of Iowa's Abraham Lincoln Unity Dinner.
Nine candidates, speaking at a GOP event appropriately called the
"unity dinner," made it clear in stark and dire language that they
would oppose any effort by Congress to withdraw troops from Iraq.
They also made it clear that their pro-war stance separates them from
the Democratic field.
______________________________________________________
Not enough American blood being shed to suit Republic candidates.
Harry
It's a simple equation to republicans. More blood, death and destruction
equals more war profits for the corporate vampires they represent.
but will they get "their" oil?
--
My birthday is April 30th, I'll be 64 y.o.
Money: What a concept?
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| User: "can_o_worms" |
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| Title: Re: GOP candidates unite in support of killing more of our troops |
15 Apr 2007 10:55:05 PM |
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On Sun, 15 Apr 2007 19:46:56 -0700, "Nappy headed one."
<georgek@aol.com> wrote:
It's a simple equation to republicans. More blood, death and destruction
equals more war profits for the corporate vampires they represent.
but will they get "their" oil?
"Oil" is a very small part of funding for neoconservative
think tanks
http://antiwar.com/sources.php#neocon
that shill for the Bush Administration's policy of preemtive
Middle East regime change as compared to defense contractors.
Oil can't pump out of unstable environments and oil
people know it. They have to uncap wells now that
we're in there but they didn't push for the original
occupation (unlike what Democrats tell you) like
defense contractors will and AIPAC Democrats
don't oppose military spending bills.
The "Military Industrial Complex" still lives as better
explained by Philip Giraldi of Cannistraro Associates:
http://www.antiwar.com/orig/giraldi.php?articleid=10699
Picking on Halliburton
The problem is bigger than you think
excerpt from article :
There is nothing benign about the arms industry.
Companies that make armaments need war to be
profitable. Constant war is even better, producing
an unending flow of money. President George W.
Bush's 2002 National Security Strategy is best of
all - with its embrace of a vaguely defined
preemptive war doctrine and the promise of a series
of unilateral wars. To that end, the industry
lobbies politicians to increase defense spending and
supports ideologues with bellicose worldviews. Thus,
the contractors who place full-page ads in leading
newspapers featuring warriors using their weapons
profit from the injury and death of American
soldiers. If the national interest actually lies in
peace, harmony, and international amity, as was
envisioned by America's Founding Fathers, then the
arms merchants are the enemy, however much they wrap
themselves in the flag and proclaim themselves the
arsenal of freedom.
The intentions of the defense contractors are clearly
demonstrated by how they spend U.S. taxpayers' money.
Few can doubt that think tanks and advocacy groups
http://antiwar.com/sources.php#neocon
such as the American Enterprise Institute,
http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/1431
the defunct Project for a New American Century,
http://www.newamericancentury.org/iraqclintonletter.htm
the Hudson Institute, the Center for Security Policy,
http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/1480
the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs,
http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/1508
and the National Institute for Public Policy
http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/1515
led the war against Iraq and are eager to do the same to Iran.
Many of these think tanks receive funds from the five leading
defense contractors :
Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon,
and General Dynamics.
On an individual level, many well-known neoconservatives
have moved seamlessly between the contractors and the
think tanks, filling their bank accounts along the way.
They include all-too-familiar names such as William Kristol,
Stephen Bryen, Richard Perle, Dov Zakheim, Robert
Joseph, Douglas Feith, Paul Wolfowitz, and Frederick
Kagan. Vice President (and former Secretary of
Defense) ***** Cheney and former Secretary of Defense
Donald Rumsfeld have done the revolving door one
better, moving from senior government posts to senior
executive positions with the defense contractors,
where they made millions of dollars before moving
back into government at the highest levels. All told,
at least 43 former employees, board members, or
advisers for defense contractors are currently
serving or have recently served in policy-making
positions in the Bush administration.
And there are also the international interests of
the defense contractors, concentrated primarily in
Israel. Former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy
Douglas Feith's law firm, Feith & Zell, represented
Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, while Richard
Perle's connection with Trireme Partners provided
business connections for U.S. and Israeli defense
contractors, enriching Feith and Perle in the process.
Both Feith and Perle have worked as lobbyists for
Turkey, a major recipient of U.S.-made weapons. The
multilateral relationship involving U.S. contractors,
Israel's defense industry, and former U.S. and
Israeli government officials is both incestuous and
apparently frequently beyond the rules that govern
international arms sales. FBI whistleblower Sibel
Edmonds has recently said that unsealing the Bureau's
investigative reports on Perle, Feith, and former
State Department number three Marc Grossman would
reveal that they all engaged in what she describes
as treasonous activity reportedly linked to illegal
weapons sales.
(end of excerpt)
Rest of article at:
http://www.antiwar.com/orig/giraldi.php?articleid=10699
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