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[DrivenMind]

Since when is it the peoples responsibility to pay for a preemptive strike (some call it a war) against an enemy which did not pose a clear and present danger to my country, and in which privately owned contracting companies provide outsourced jobs that used to be done by the military? On top of that, since when am I required to pay for a private military who are not held accountable for their actions, nor held to the uniform code of military justice?

Since when is it my responsibility to be further indebted because of reckless business practices by bankers? Why should we have to pay for their fuck ups?

I can't believe you're going to sit here and bitch about the democrats trying to provide affordable health care and education by taxing people slightly more, when an enormous amount of our tax dollars are routinely wasted on things that have no intrinsic benefits to the people of our own country.

[Bridged]

Since when is it the peoples responsibility to pay for a preemptive strike (some call it a war) against an enemy which did not pose a clear and present danger to my country, and in which privately owned contracting companies provide outsourced jobs that used to be done by the military? On top of that, since when am I required to pay for a private military who are not held accountable for their actions, nor held to the uniform code of military justice?

Since when is it my responsibility to be further indebted because of reckless business practices by bankers? Why should we have to pay for their fuck ups?

I can't believe you're going to sit here and bitch about the democrats trying to provide affordable health care and education by taxing people slightly, more when an enormous amount of our tax dollars are routinely wasted on things that have no intrinsic benefits to the people of our own country.

I totally agree.

[Alan®]

Since when is it the peoples responsibility to pay for a preemptive strike (some call it a war) against an enemy which did not pose a clear and present danger to my country, and in which privately owned contracting companies provide outsourced jobs that used to be done by the military? On top of that, since when am I required to pay for a private military who are not held accountable for their actions, nor held to the uniform code of military justice?

Since when is it my responsibility to be further indebted because of reckless business practices by bankers? Why should we have to pay for their fuck ups?

I can't believe you're going to sit here and bitch about the democrats trying to provide affordable health care and education by taxing people slightly, more when an enormous amount of our tax dollars are routinely wasted on things that have no intrinsic benefits to the people of our own country.

Since when has national security held no intrinsic value?

[DrivenMind]

Since when has national security held no intrinsic value?

Oh christ not this shit again...

man, If national security was really a priority we would have been surging into Afghanistan. Why is that so hard to understand? Iraq was run by a fucking genocidal lunatic, and he deserved what he got, but it was not our responsibility to take care of him alone, nor did he pose any eminent threat to the US. Afghanistan, and Iran posed bigger threats than to us than Saddam did. Of course we're really only worried about Iran because they might be making a nasty bomb that could slip into the hands of some more religious zealots, and eradicate all our hard work in Iraq.

Do I think humanity will be better off since the change in government in Iraq? Absolutely.
Do I beleive that because we changed the government over there we are any safer?
Fuck no.

9/11 was committed by Saudi nationals, not Iraqis. Saddam posed a serious threat to his own people, but not ours.