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pinkpops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-19-05 10:43 PM
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You can't have a War On Terror
There's no such thing.
This is not a new kind of war.
There is a war in Iraq in that bullets are flying. This is a war started by the US.
But the War on Terror is not a war at all.
It is a PR campaign.
The War on Terror is a PR Campaign to keep George Bush and company propped up.

Democrats - quit using the phrase "War on Terror" you are perpetuating a lie
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-19-05 10:45 PM
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1. oh, you CAN have a war on terror
it is just we would have to fight ourselves in it.
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NanceGreggs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-19-05 10:45 PM
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2. Agreed!
And, as always, there's a relevant quote from Jon Stewart on the subject:

"War on terror? We've already had a War on Drugs, and a War on Poverty. Isn't it obvious we can't win one of these things?"
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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-19-05 10:46 PM
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3. exactly...
both the WoT and the WoD are these so-called 'wars' against abstactions, which are not wars by defintion.

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Ezlivin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-19-05 10:50 PM
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4. We've always been at war with Eastasia
War is peace.
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C_U_L8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-19-05 10:50 PM
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5. Exactly .. that's why they picked it
It's a war that will never end
because it can never be won.

terror is an emotion....
it would be like having a war on happiness
or a war on melancholy

the while thing is so silly it's terrifying
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teknomanzer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-19-05 10:58 PM
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6. I declare war on solipsism!
We should start with Bush.
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