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Old 05-20-2007, 18:56 PM   #243 (permalink)
chankya
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Years ago I read somewhere that all wars are based on economics, and refused to believe it. At that time, I believed in all the glorious rationales. But the more I read history the more it made sense.
Can't say Eisenhower didn't warn us against the military-industrial-congressional complex.

I've been watching this really interesting movie/documentary called "Why we fight".
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