One helluva press release...

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

It's the "Boiled Frog" phenomenon - the lower-middle class gets lulled into a state of "sated-poor" ... They have been fed the story of the "American Way" where you work hard, pay your way, and are rewarded with retirement at the end.... Things could be better, but no real complaints because even though they are broke, they've got a house and a way to make ends meet, and oh by the way a mountain of credit cards debt that they'll die with.

Any real change would require them to look at the dynamics of what has propelled them into this mess and make drastic changes in their behavior - which will never happen because it's much easier to sit back, bitch about everything yet do nothing to change it... meanwhile the heat continues to get cranked up - making due with less and less, everything from fuel to groceries tripling in price in 2 decades and now need to run up more credit just to get by... Until the pot is boiling and they're cooked.

All manipulated by banks and corporate ownership of the Legislative body
Sadly, You're right coach - America is over and not even a shot was fired in defeat.

No shells ripped the evening sky
No cities burning down
No armies stormed the shores for which we’d die
No dictators were crowned
High off on a quiet night
I never heard a sound
The marauders raided in the dark and brought death to my hometown, boys
Death to my hometown

Death to My Hometown ~ Bruce springsteen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6IhFNpxXfQ

[OldDog]

Old Bruce Springsteen
had a farm
E-I-E-I-O

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http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/...ast/?ref=world
Follow up today.

[Rudeboyelvis]

US - Pakistan on the brink:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17897862



Drone Kills to Al Qaeda commander Abu Yahya al-Libi & 15 other militants in Pakistan

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18334377

[Danzig]

pakistan has never been much of an ally. perhaps now they're starting to think they may need us more than we need them? but who knows for sure what they're thinking?? they are a jekyll/hyde nation. they are trying to play both sides of the game-and we all know what happens when you try to please everyone. you end up pleasing no one.

but i have to say, i would NEVER agree to another country carrying out drone strikes in my country! in that respect, i can understand their wanting that to end. the us certainly wouldn't allow such a thing here by others. but, they hold out the to entice pakistan...trick is tho that pakistan tries to take the money and still pretend to their us-hating citizens as tho they're no friend to us, that they just want our money.


i can see us being more friendly to India being the ultimate carrot tho. they surely don't want india emboldened by having better relations with us. i think that's what they should do.
we must start treating other nations on what's best for us and our interests. pakistan isn't that good of an ally, so they shouldn't get a ton of cash...look what it got us when afganistan was our number 1 recipient of foreign aid.

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