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May 20, 2004, 12:00p
* use dependence/consumerism against the govt?
* it's a democracy of the rich -> but people can become rich, though this is happening at a negative rate since the 70s
* war is economically viable and sustainable; peace isn't. is there some way to make peace economically viable?
* tell people to do the things they want to do
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David
- Jun 9, 2006, 2:31p
Why is war economically viable and sustainable??
nikhil
- Jun 9, 2006, 7:56p
War is economically viable and sustainable because it employs large numbers of workers, serves economic interests (e.g. acquiring oil in Iraq), and frequently fulfills nationalistic desires (e.g. civil war).
Peace, on the other hand, does not create nearly as many jobs and, though it is desired by many, may not be as desirable of a solution as violence is.
unacceptable
May 15, 2004, 3:27p
Sounds like Rumsfeld approved interrogation methods in Iraq. He should not be Defense Secretary.
http://www.news24.com/News24/World/Iraq/0,,2-10-1460_1527710,00.html
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Washington - US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld approved a secret programme that encouraged interrogation methods used at Abu Ghraib prison, where Iraqi prisoners were abused, The New Yorker magazine said on Saturday.
Rumsfeld had approved "a highly secret operation" last year, which "encouraged physical ... more »
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