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<blockquote data-quote="John Roberts" data-source="post: 49193" data-attributes="member: 126"><p>Re: running commentary on middle east policy and news.</p><p></p><p>Is that what you think I said? I tried to be clear. My simple response is nah...</p><p>------</p><p>Eisenhower's prescient warning about a military industrial complex, seems well founded in light of how much crony capitalism we see pursuing our tax dollars, while military adventurism wastes far more than money. </p><p></p><p>Now for today's bad news <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/12/world/asia/afghanistan-civilians-killed-american-soldier-held.html" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/12/world/asia/afghanistan-civilians-killed-american-soldier-held.html</a> . I'm not smart enough to explain this as other than an unfortunate incident, precipitated by unusual stress, not that military service is ever without stress. </p><p></p><p>This will be viewed in the worst possible way as representative of broader intent, and not the isolated event I believe it is. </p><p></p><p>JR</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Roberts, post: 49193, member: 126"] Re: running commentary on middle east policy and news. Is that what you think I said? I tried to be clear. My simple response is nah... ------ Eisenhower's prescient warning about a military industrial complex, seems well founded in light of how much crony capitalism we see pursuing our tax dollars, while military adventurism wastes far more than money. Now for today's bad news [url]http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/12/world/asia/afghanistan-civilians-killed-american-soldier-held.html[/url] . I'm not smart enough to explain this as other than an unfortunate incident, precipitated by unusual stress, not that military service is ever without stress. This will be viewed in the worst possible way as representative of broader intent, and not the isolated event I believe it is. JR [/QUOTE]
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