So Why DO We Fight Wars?

[davidswanson]

Run time: 08:21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sSDUN-esUI   Posted on YouTube: November 23, 2010 By YouTube Member: TheRealNews Views on YouTube: 302   Posted on DU: November 23, 2010 By DU Member: davidswanson Views on DU: 699

 
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[cpwm17]

1. Great video

Wars are about greed or the desire to dominate, with bigotry and fear used to sell the wars. At least this is true for most of the wars in US history. It's amazing how many people still fall for the nonsense that we are fighting our current wars "over there" because they are dangerous Muslims, or that this is a religious war.

I'm not sure if you could really call what we're doing wars. They're really unprovoked slaughters and occupations. The native insurgency that then grows we then call terrorism and point out how naturally violent those crazy religious extremists are.

We do destroy their civil societies which do cause civil wars and more violence in the victim countries. But that only shows us what naturally violent people they are and that we are doing the right thing.

The US has been bullying the Middle East since the 1940's. Things are currently getting worse. There will be more blowbacks which will be used as more excuses for more aggressions. Some folks are sure making money off this slaughter.

[McCamy Taylor]

2. Boeing demands it. So does Lockheed. Also Exxon and Chiquita.

[swilton]

3. Also Dole - big business covets those natural resouces

of other countries.

[cpwm17]

5. It's corruption

Powerful lobbies sure know how to take advantage of the legal corruption that dominates Washington DC. Unfortunately the Supreme Court claims cash equals free speech. Of course cash donations from the lobbies are bribes, and the lobbies will continue to bribe our politicians for more wars.

A new Constitutional Amendment outlawing corruption is our only hope, and I don't see that happening anytime soon.

[swilton]

4. He doesn't mention the DLC

DLC = Democrats that are 'light-Republican', corporate-influenced

He also doesn't mention the Balkan (Slaughters)/ Wars that we have Uncle Bill to thank for

[JohnyCanuck]

6. K&R n/t

[MrsCorleone]

7. Because it's so damned profitable. nt

[activa8tr]

8. Good video! k+r n/t

[Bullet1987]

9. It's important that we recognize that Democrats have been on board with the neocon agenda

from the very beginning. As a result of fake two party battles, we've come to falsely believe that powerful Democrats somehow disagreed with the PNAC doctrine even though they've never said they did. The PNAC doctrine isn't even acknowledged in the MSM, but is completely ignored. Tells you something...