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[choppermcrosen]

So... there never were WMD's after the first Gulf War. We had the administrations of Bush Sr., Clinton and GW constantly assuring us for more than a decade that Saddam Hussein's biological/chemical arsenal was the greatest threat to global peace. And he never had ANYTHING. He had only an informal plan to start up again after sanctions had been

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[x9]

You might even say it was a PHANTOM MENACE.

Or not. Whatever.

well...

[kattw]

Stupid ass lj not posting my comment. ANYWAYS, to reiterate/retype:

I, for one, am GLAD my government manufactures menaces and the like. This is a capitalist society, by golly, and you should get something when you spend money! And as I don't think senators, judges, and presidents are worth having, I'm glad that all my taxes are at LEAST going towards the creation of a decent lie! And, since politicians are really only trained to make lies, I'm glad my return on my investment isn't, say, an automotive or a chocolate bar, either of which should only be purchased from German vendors anyways (with the sole exception of my dream car, which is not German, and will someday be mine).

I think someone should bring Saddam back from the dead in, like, 100 years, and he can have another crack at making WMDs. Then after he does, the government can claim that he's running a giant whore house in Iraqistan, and send in super robot troops to steal all the WMDs and newer oil wells, so we can sell them to the Libyans. Yes, that would be amusing

[algon]

Don't even get me started on the great Evil Empire that is brewing. I'd just like to enlarge on how frighteningly similar the new prequels (which suck, by the way) seem to be to the current American Political Situation.

"It is with great reluctance that I assume these powers that you give me, and I promise to relinquish them as soon as the crisis is lifted" - Senator Palpatine, Episode II

"The Imperial Senate will no longer be of any worry to us. I've just recieved word that the Emperor has dissolved the Senate completely. The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away."
"Impossible!! How will the Emperor maintain control without the bureaucracy?"
"The regional governors now have direct control over their territories. FEAR, will keep the people in line..." - Grand Moff Tarkin, Episode IV

hmm...

[kattw]

Reminds me of when I bought/watched Gasaraki. The first eight episodes were SO great. I was watching them, and there was bombing in Afghanistan on real TV, or I could watch bombing in Afpakiraq (or whatever the heck fake middle eastern country they used) on Gasaraki. It was great. I could watch real world news, written over a year before, with better animation than CBS or CNN could provide!

[sossajes]

Hey Dave, I never kept you updated on my contest of WORST FUCKING MOST CLUELESS HUMAN BEING IN THE ENTIRE GODDAMN WORLD award. Let me know when you get home so I can tell you.