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Showing posts with label anti-war protest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anti-war protest. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Monday, May 26, 2014
Monday, January 20, 2014
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
The costs of war
The cost of war - Another week:
6758 - Number of Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn casualties as confirmed by U.S. Central Command.
4 more dead since Dec 17th.
- Marine Sgt. Daniel M. Vasselian, December 23, 2013 - 27, of Abington, MA.
- Air Force Capt. David I. Lyon, December 27, 2013 - 28, of Sandpoint, ID
- Marine Sgt. Jacob M. Hess, January 1, 2014 - 22, of Spokane, WA
- Army Sgt. First Class William K. Lacey, January 4, 2014 - 38, of Laurel Hill, FL
Another $2 Billion spent in Afghanistan. Total bill to U.S. Taxpayers = $1,505,178,618,274
How long are you going to tolerate this, America? How long are WE going to tolerate this?
We've been at war in Afghanistan 12 years.
This is crazy. Insane.
They don't want us there and we don't want to be there.
Let's get out. Let's end this nightmare.
Stop the endless wars.
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Welfare ruins nations?
We've heard it repeatedly, right? Welfare--for the people--makes them weaker?
And what countries also aren't outspending the rest of the world for war, bombs and planes, investing so much of their GDP on death and war?
Yeah, them, that's who.
And then there's this, added to it all:
I think it's all important to know.
And repeat.
And then there's this, added to it all:
I think it's all important to know.
And repeat.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Friday, September 6, 2013
Terrific points/questions and food for thought about Syria and a possible attack (guest post)
From Robert Reich:
Cliff notes on a potentially disastrous decision:
(1) Were Syrian civilians killed by chemical weapons?
Yes.
(2) How many?
Estimates vary.
(3) Was Assad responsible?
Probably but not definitely.
(4) Should the world respond?
Yes.
(5) What’s the best response?
Economic sanctions and a freeze on Syrian assets.
(6) What are the advantages of bombing Syria with missiles? (a) Highly visible response, (...b) no American troops on the ground.
(7) What are the disadvantages?
(a) Syrian civilians will inevitably be killed,
(b) it will fuel more anti-American, anti-Western sentiment, thereby increasing the ranks of terrorists in Syria and elsewhere in the Middle East,
(c) our involvement will escalate if Assad or others use additional chemical weapons or engage in retribution against the us or Israel,
(d) we have no exit strategy,
(e) most of our allies aren’t with us, and we can’t be the world’s policeman everywhere,
(f) it will distract us from critical problems at home,
(g) the Syrian rebels are not our friends.
Question from me:
Don't economic sanctions first, make sense?
Links: Robert Reich | Facebook
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Quote of the day--on more (or another) possible war
In war, whichever side may call itself the victor, there are no winners, but all are losers.
--Neville Chamberlain
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Quote of the day--on war, from a warrior
"The world has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without conscience. Our is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants.
We know more about war that we know about peace, more about killing that we know about living."
--General Omar N. Bradley
Link: Omar Bradley - Wikipedia
Omar Bradley Biography
Sunday, May 19, 2013
On Malcolm X birthday
"I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I'm a human being, first and foremost, and as such, I'm for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole."
--Malcolm X
Malcolm X was far brighter and far more right, more correct than most of the establishment wanted to give him credit at the time--at least publicly--without doubt.
Most white people then and even far too many to this day have no idea what black people in this nation have gone through nor still go through to this day.
And they don't care to know, either, most of them.
Links:
Malcolm X - Wikipedia
Malcolm X Quotes
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Monday, November 19, 2012
Monday, October 15, 2012
Quote of the day
"A nation's hope of lasting peace cannot be firmly based upon any race in armaments but rather upon just relations and honest understanding with all other nations."
--President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Monday, October 1, 2012
Quote of the day
"War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children." --Former US President Jimmy Carter
Friday, September 14, 2012
Friday, June 8, 2012
Quote of the day
"Let us know peace. For as long as the moon shall rise, For as long as the rivers shall flow, For as long as the sun will shine, For as long as the grass shall grow, Let us know peace." ~Cheyenne
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
Long, hot Summer?
A friend wrote this today on his Facebook page. I had written something similar to it some time back:
"I feel it in my gut it's gonna be a hot summer, with occupy protests , crime, an ugly election cycle, possible world economic turmoil, tears, laughter , presidente, guiness, musica, bad rap blasting, good hip hop, great movies, commercial crap, hot sex, beaches, fun nights...and hot days and hurricanes....prepare for the ride..."
Here's hoping for sanity.
Lots of sanity.
And reason.
"I feel it in my gut it's gonna be a hot summer, with occupy protests , crime, an ugly election cycle, possible world economic turmoil, tears, laughter , presidente, guiness, musica, bad rap blasting, good hip hop, great movies, commercial crap, hot sex, beaches, fun nights...and hot days and hurricanes....prepare for the ride..."
Here's hoping for sanity.
Lots of sanity.
And reason.
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