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Topic	Going to Afghanistan was a waste of time, money, and human life.
UnfairRepresent 09/01/21 6:30:44 AM #6:	What "theories "? Eisenhower literally warned us about it in his farewell address Arms and manufacturing companies make a mint out of being at war and having an overblown budget. They fund major political campaigns who in turn create conflicts that make them money The politicians sell this as "Patriotism " like you did in the OP, and with a campaign on steroids from all the funding get support And the cycle continues That's why you get the government military contracts where screws cost $50 That's why more tanks are being produced even though they are useless and the army doesn't want them. Thats why we spent 20 years in Afghanistan accomplishing nothing. Because there was 3 trillion dollars to be made People seem to forget that "spending " that money by default means someone got paid You see the same cycle on a much smaller scale with the war on drugs and private prisons We know full well this shit makes no sense and doesn't work but it generates enormous amounts of money for interested parties. This is what gives socialists and communists all the ammunition they need. When the enemy propagandist doesn't have to lie, you're in trouble --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgur.com/yPw05Ob <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:957632235] in Going to A... [t:79640980]...</cite> <quote>What "theories "? Eisenhower literally warned us about it in his farewell address Arms and manufacturing companies make a mint out of being at war and having an overblown budget. They fund major political campaigns who in turn create conflicts that make them money The politicians sell this as "Patriotism " like you did in the OP, and with a campaign on steroids from all the funding get support And the cycle continues That's why you get the government military contracts where screws cost $50 That's why more tanks are being produced even though they are useless and the army doesn't want them. Thats why we spent 20 years in Afghanistan accomplishing nothing. Because there was 3 trillion dollars to be made People seem to forget that "spending " that money by default means someone got paid You see the same cycle on a much smaller scale with the war on drugs and private prisons We know full well this shit makes no sense and doesn't work but it generates enormous amounts of money for interested parties. This is what gives socialists and communists all the ammunition they need. When the enemy propagandist doesn't have to lie, you're in trouble --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgur.com/yPw05Ob</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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