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> the United States--are at war with whatever seems to be most profitable to the powers-that-be at the time This is a good example of a knucklehead comment. Th
by youngerdryas 13y ago
> the United States--are at war with whatever seems to be most profitable to the powers-that-be at the time
This is a good example of a knucklehead comment. There is no profit in fighting cave dwelling extremists who want to make sure girls don't go to school. Instead of wishing for the demise of the US you should be saying thank Christ the Americans are in charge. HN can be a bag full of stupid on non-technical issues. I am going to start actively campaigning for the US to stop paying for the EU's defense.
- it_learnses 13y agolol thank Christ? Who's letting the creationists in to a scientific news site? Go back to faux news.
- angersock 13y agoYes, because belief in Christ is clearly an indication of mindless conservatism or creationism.
- it_learnses 13y ago"Thank Christ, America is in charge" - a quote like that clearly is...
- youngerdryas 13y agoAgnostic, sorry.
- tdfx 13y agoThis is first class trolling.
- alan_cx 13y agoBless you for your generosity, but too much credit. Its more like some one stopped getting enough attention on usenet.
- venomsnake 13y agoMore like third. A proper first class would not be downvoted.
- betterunix 13y ago"There is no profit in fighting cave dwelling extremists who want to make sure girls don't go to school" Unless you are making bullets, guns, body armor, etc. Never underestimate the US government's ability to do seemingly pointless things just to prop up certain businesses. We see that very same pattern of behavior elsewhere in the government; what makes you think the military is exempt?
- youngerdryas 13y agoOver 3000 dead is more than enough motivation, no petty political payoffs are needed to support going after suicidal fascists. Occam's razor.
- betterunix 13y agoThus explaining the lack of military response in the "friendly" countries where those terrorists had been hiding, training, and collecting their money, and the continued military effort elsewhere that is directed at people who were not involved with the attack.
- youngerdryas 13y agoYou are confused why we don't respond militarily to friendly countries? Ok.
- angersock 13y agoIf you want to stay in office, you do things which gain you political capital--you protect your citizens from threats real or fabricated, you promote the economy through sound policymaking or cronyism, and so on and so forth. There is nothing inherently good or bad about my statement; one simply does not do anything in policymaking without a profit motive, be it for themselves or their constituents.