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Politics, Mature and taboo => Political Pundits => Topic started by: Calandale on January 23, 2008, 06:13:52 PM

Title: Business as usual, in the US govt.
Post by: Calandale on January 23, 2008, 06:13:52 PM

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/23/bush.iraq/

Title: Re: Business as usual, in the US govt.
Post by: Parts on January 23, 2008, 06:57:47 PM

What do you expect honesty from the government you can't be that naive 

Title: Re: Business as usual, in the US govt.
Post by: Calandale on January 23, 2008, 06:58:36 PM

Of course not. Hence the title.

Hell, been happening since WWI,
at the least.

Title: Re: Business as usual, in the US govt.
Post by: Calandale on January 23, 2008, 06:59:03 PM

Likely, the Spanish American War too.  :-\

Title: Re: Business as usual, in the US govt.
Post by: Parts on January 23, 2008, 07:01:47 PM

Quote from: Little Red Riding Vulpix on January 23, 2008, 06:59:03 PM

Likely, the Spanish American War too.  :-\

Most defiantly the Spanish American War  "Remember the Maine"

Title: Re: Business as usual, in the US govt.
Post by: Calandale on January 23, 2008, 07:05:57 PM

I question how much that was actual
lying, and how much it was the press
running away with it. IIRC, the government
was cooler to the idea of war than the public.

Back then, things were less engineered.

Title: Re: Business as usual, in the US govt.
Post by: Parts on January 23, 2008, 07:09:25 PM

There were plenty of people who wanted it in positions to make it happen.  My great uncle John was in it and my brother had a military issue rifle from the period we used to take to the range

Title: Re: Business as usual, in the US govt.
Post by: Dexter Morgan on January 23, 2008, 07:44:37 PM

Back then, Bush could get away with anything.  I remember most of my friends wanted to join the military after 9/11.  Of course, they pussied out once they found out they couldn't actually fight who was responsible for it.

Title: Re: Business as usual, in the US govt.
Post by: Rabbit From Hell on January 23, 2008, 07:57:40 PM

I can't join the military.

Title: Re: Business as usual, in the US govt.
Post by: Parts on January 23, 2008, 08:04:16 PM

I came close to joining the  Coast Guard out of high school

Title: Re: Business as usual, in the US govt.
Post by: Calandale on January 23, 2008, 08:08:28 PM

Quote from: Disgruntled Squirrel on January 23, 2008, 07:57:40 PM

I can't join the military.

Silly don't ask don't tell,
doesn't work for the terminally
honest.

Title: Re: Business as usual, in the US govt.
Post by: Dexter Morgan on January 23, 2008, 08:26:24 PM

Quote from: Little Red Riding Vulpix on January 23, 2008, 08:08:28 PM

Quote from: Disgruntled Squirrel on January 23, 2008, 07:57:40 PM

I can't join the military.

Silly don't ask don't tell,
doesn't work for the terminally
honest.

I actually have a gay friend who served in the Air Force.

Title: Re: Business as usual, in the US govt.
Post by: Calandale on January 23, 2008, 08:29:25 PM

I've known a number. All from before
that policy. Back when 'twas actually
illegal.