U.S. prepares to attack Syria, to distract from it running out of money. by oldenglanddry

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U.S. prepares to attack Syria, to distract from it running out of money.

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013 5:39 AM

When things look glum, a nice little contrived foreign war will allways do the trick to take your mind off it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23847839

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013 5:52 AM

STORYMARK

Yeah, because there's nothing actually happening over there.

You also, in two threads this morning, seem to have a faulty understanding of what the debt ceiling means.

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013 6:53 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Red line crossed.

Obama SMASH !

( that's our Nobel Peace Prize Prez ! "

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen

Resident USA Freedom Fundie

" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013 7:08 AM

BYTEMITE

Quote:
Originally posted by oldenglanddry:
When things look glum, a nice little contrived foreign war will allways do the trick to take your mind off it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23847839

I almost posted something like this on your other thread, but then I got too depressed.

I don't know where the idea was ever gotten that war actually helps the economy but I wish it would stop. The Great Depression didn't end because of WW2, the other nations killed the crap out of most of the European economies so hard that the US which had been damaged less became the fallback.

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013 9:28 AM

BYTEMITE

Wait wait wait I got it. The perfect comment. I'm excited about this.

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013 9:30 AM

BYTEMITE

"So when do we become MORALLY bankrupt?"

:D

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013 11:22 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Quote:
Originally posted by BYTEMITE:
"So when do we become MORALLY bankrupt?"

:D

Nov 4th, 2008 ?

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen

Resident USA Freedom Fundie

" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013 11:35 AM

BYTEMITE

Yeah the joke was that it was some time in the past.

I'm not really committing to any specific days, as I'm not sure how far back it goes.

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013 2:37 AM

JAYNEZTOWN

The Saudis Offered Mafia-Style 'Protection' Against Terrorist Attacks At Sochi Olympics

http://www.businessinsider.com/saudis-russia-sochi-olympics-terrorism-
syria-2013-8

The talks — divulged in leaked documents — were allegedly about an oil deal that would stabilize Russia's markets, if Saudi Arabia curtailed the amount of oil it put on the global market. In exchange for their global price fixing — the Telegraph's Ambrose Evans-Pritchard writes that Russia "relies on an oil price near $100 to fund the budget" — Russia would back off its support for Assad.

But there was a threat allegedly hidden in there right along with the fruit.

From The Telegraph [emphasis theirs]:

[Soudi intel chief] Prince Bandar [bin Sultan] pledged to safeguard Russia’s naval base in Syria if the Assad regime is toppled, but he also hinted at Chechen terrorist attacks on Russia’s Winter Olympics in Sochi if there is no accord. “I can give you a guarantee to protect the Winter Olympics next year. The Chechen groups that threaten the security of the games are controlled by us,” he allegedly said.

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013 2:23 PM

JAYNEZTOWN