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Benoit Benoit:

Greed is a psychological trait some have that can cause conflicts inside a community. War is a phenomenon directed toward the outside world for territorial defense purposes.

I could not disagree more with that. Greed sees no bounds, and why should it?

War is caused by greedy leaders who want more power and wealth. They are able to convince their mostly blind followers into war using a variety of excuses - none of which are real for the most part.

Take Iraq - the profit is control over world oil supplies, and huge profits are reaped from arms sales using stolen tax money handed over under the false pretext of "defense". The oil giants are reaping in billions, the weapons manufactures and other military suppliers are making a killing (in more ways than one), and the leaders who have manufactured the war based on proven lies (I hope no one is still willing to try and say otherwise) are making billions from their investments in oil and weapons sales.

The same thing is going on in Afghanistan, using a manufactured boogie man to kick it all off.

War is the biggest racket of all, and no one wins except a few insanely rich psychotics at the top of the food chain.

The Bush Crime Family Tree

[sasquatch2]

If Iraq is all about oil then it is an abject failure.

Iraq's oil nearly exclusively goes to India, China and Japan.

Current US fuel prices do not reflect control.

"War is the conduct of foreign policy by other means."
Otto Von Bismark

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sasquatch2 sasquatch2:

If Iraq is all about oil then it is an abject failure.

It's about consolidating power and generating a profit for those who manufactured the war. In terms of profitability, the war has been a brilliant success. In terms of consolidating power, it's thankfully been a dismal failure.

Just because something has failed does not mean that it was not attempted with success in mind.

$1:

Iraq's oil nearly exclusively goes to India, China and Japan.

Yes but all sales are in US dollars - unlike what's now going on in Iran, the next biggest target for war. The whole point is to make sure that oil is selling in US dollars rather than in someone else's currency.

BUSH'S DEEP REASONS FOR WAR ON IRAQ: OIL, PETRODOLLARS, AND THE OPEC EURO QUESTION

$1:

Current US fuel prices do not reflect control.

The oil giants are winning big, and guess who's profiting.

$1:

"War is the conduct of foreign policy by other means."
Otto Von Bismark

As far as the US leadership is concerned, "foreign policy" is a euphemism for "How to steal as much as possible from your neighbors and stop them from doing the same.". To be fair, that's the same definition used by the leadership of just about any country, although few have the means to go as far as what the US has been able to do.

[Benoit]

rearguard rearguard:

Benoit Benoit:

Greed is a psychological trait some have that can cause conflicts inside a community. War is a phenomenon directed toward the outside world for territorial defense purposes.

I could not disagree more with that. Greed sees no bounds, and why should it?

War is caused by greedy leaders who want more power and wealth. They are able to convince their mostly blind followers into war using a variety of excuses - none of which are real for the most part.

Greed as a personality trait is simply a compensation mechanism and a leader as a political figure is simply a future scapegoat.

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Benoit Benoit:

Greed as a personality trait is simply a compensation mechanism and a leader as a political figure is simply a future scapegoat.

In some cases yes, but in others no. For example, many of us were suckered into agreeing with the attack on the people of Afghanistan for all the wrong reasons, none of which were greed. Some people to this day still don't understand that the Afghan war is an attack of aggression, and they still view it as something of a humanitarian effort to "free" the locals from evil and rid the world of unseen super evil ground dwelling terrorists.

The use of a false flag attack on 9/11 caused high emotions of revenge and fear, and off we went with full approval. There was plenty of greed among the leaders who manufactured the excuse for war, but everyone else went into it thinking that it was to defend against "evil", and the symbolic leader of the day was elevated to hero stature despite being a cowardly criminal and a half wit.

How the Bush Family Makes a Killing from George’s Presidency

[mtbr]

rearguard rearguard:

Benoit Benoit:

Greed as a personality trait is simply a compensation mechanism and a leader as a political figure is simply a future scapegoat.

In some cases yes, but in others no. For example, many of us were suckered into agreeing with the attack on the people of Afghanistan for all the wrong reasons, none of which were greed. Some people to this day still don't understand that the Afghan war is an attack of aggression, and they still view it as something of a humanitarian effort to "free" the locals from evil and rid the world of unseen super evil ground dwelling terrorists.

The use of a false flag attack on 9/11 caused high emotions of revenge and fear, and off we went with full approval. There was plenty of greed among the leaders who manufactured the excuse for war, but everyone else went into it thinking that it was to defend against "evil", and the symbolic leader of the day was elevated to hero stature despite being a cowardly criminal and a half wit.

How the Bush Family Makes a Killing from George’s Presidency

Its good to be Paul Martin

http://www.canadafreepress.com/2005/cover121605.htm

[Benoit]

rearguard rearguard:

Benoit Benoit:

Greed as a personality trait is simply a compensation mechanism and a leader as a political figure is simply a future scapegoat.

In some cases yes, but in others no. For example, many of us were suckered into agreeing with the attack on the people of Afghanistan for all the wrong reasons, none of which were greed. Some people to this day still don't understand that the Afghan war is an attack of aggression, and they still view it as something of a humanitarian effort to "free" the locals from evil and rid the world of unseen super evil ground dwelling terrorists.

The use of a false flag attack on 9/11 caused high emotions of revenge and fear, and off we went with full approval. There was plenty of greed among the leaders who manufactured the excuse for war, but everyone else went into it thinking that it was to defend against "evil", and the symbolic leader of the day was elevated to hero stature despite being a cowardly criminal and a half wit.

How the Bush Family Makes a Killing from George’s Presidency

Expecting transparency from secret agents is simply stupid.

[Benoit]

shadowsosweet shadowsosweet:

In reality it is the right wing that has been beating up on children with disabilities for a long time
Just look at what the convicted drunk driving Right Winged premier of BC,GORDO,has been doing to children with disabilities.
Any time money needs to be saved he makes more cutbacks to the funding of children with disabilities
He has been beating up on and punching these kids when they are down

In the US, Obama main message to capture the Presidency is that the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is not effective enough.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Child_Left_Behind_Act

[ridenrain]

Didn't The Right Honourable Paul Martin, PC, MP. Prime Minister of Canada resolve to eliminate child poverty by the year 2000?

Guess he failed that one too.

[Benoit]

ridenrain ridenrain:

Didn't The Right Honourable Paul Martin, PC, MP. Prime Minister of Canada resolve to eliminate child poverty by the year 2000?

Guess he failed that one too.

The US have an official poverty line, here in Canada we only have a Low-Income Cut-Offs (LICOs).

[ridenrain]

Tell that to the Indian kids who sniff gasoline and kill themselves.
Shit like that shouldn't happen in Canada

[Benoit]

ridenrain ridenrain:

Tell that to the Indian kids who sniff gasoline and kill themselves.
Shit like that shouldn't happen in Canada

Their traditional way of life was their wealth.