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LQD: the elephant upon which the sun never sets | 9 comments (9 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Forgot one bit (4.00 / 4)

What are US forces defending us against, exactly?

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (jeromeguillet@yahoo.fr) on Tue Nov 6th, 2007 at 04:51:28 AM EST
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Re: Forgot one bit (4.00 / 3)

The forces of anti-Capitalism, of course....

by ChrisCook (cojockathotmaildotcom) on Tue Nov 6th, 2007 at 06:30:11 AM EST
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Re: Forgot one bit (4.00 / 5)

They aren't defending us from anything. It's just marking territory, like a dog pissing on a lampost. "You may think you're a sovereign nation, but actually...you're not. You exist to serve us, and if you don't, well this base could get bigger. A lot bigger. And there's nothing you can do about it {smirk} Have a nice day, y'all.

After all, what was NATO for ? To keep America in, the Russians out and Germany down.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue Nov 6th, 2007 at 10:32:49 AM EST
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Didn't Get the Memo, Huh? (4.00 / 3)

The US has military bases so it can project force to spread Democracy© and Freedom©. When you Europeans finally get Democracy© and Freedom© the job Will Be Done™ and all the forces will return home.

A doo run-run-run, a doo run-run

by ATinNM on Wed Nov 7th, 2007 at 12:52:10 AM EST
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