Arming a 'sectarian army'? US pushes ahead with $11 billion Iraq weapons deal

[Ed Anger]

And I STILL don't have my oil. I want some oil, dammit.

Yeah, I forgot about that... weren't we supposed to rape Iraq of its resources?  I mean, what else was the fucking point of all that shit?

We did get a good Saddam snuff video. And his D&D art.

[CountDeMoney]

At least the defense industry has profited from the invasion of Iraq.

Problem with this is, many on the left, the right wing fringe and most conspiracy nutbars, won't get the joke, they think that really is how the world works; "see America went to war so they can make huge profits from arms sales", they don't get that Iraq has been a foreign policy disaster for the US and it's pissed away huge quantities of imperial treasure in the process.

They just see the headline and equate starting/fighting wars with how has USA come to dominate the world.

Thousands of American and allied soldiers dead, hundreds of millions of dollars unaccounted for by Iraqi corruption and contractor malfeasance, the strategic political realignment of the region in favor of Tehran, the perpetuation of the myth that Iraq had something to do with 9/11, international credibility for direct intervention for real nonproliferation threats totally pissed away with manufactured bullshit, and the best part is nobody will ever go to jail.

[Ideologue]

We collapsed a fascist government.  Everything else is pretty tangential.

(Except for not properly funding it. )

[The Brain]

The true face of America was revealed. And it was retarded.

[Martinus]

Thousands of American and allied soldiers dead, hundreds of millions of dollars unaccounted for by Iraqi corruption and contractor malfeasance, the strategic political realignment of the region in favor of Tehran, the perpetuation of the myth that Iraq had something to do with 9/11, international credibility for direct intervention for real nonproliferation threats totally pissed away with manufactured bullshit, and the best part is nobody will ever go to jail.

Now, now. Let's not be so pessimistic. The overemotional gay soldier who told all of this to wikileaks will probably go to jail.

[Martinus]

The true face of America was revealed. And it was retarded.

[CountDeMoney]

Thousands of American and allied soldiers dead, hundreds of millions of dollars unaccounted for by Iraqi corruption and contractor malfeasance, the strategic political realignment of the region in favor of Tehran, the perpetuation of the myth that Iraq had something to do with 9/11, international credibility for direct intervention for real nonproliferation threats totally pissed away with manufactured bullshit, and the best part is nobody will ever go to jail.

Now, now. Let's not be so pessimistic. The overemotional gay soldier who told all of this to wikileaks will probably go to jail.

Let's hear it for little victories.

If he had half a brain, he'd know we already knew all of this by watching Bill Maher.

[Neil]

See, now here's the problem.  Manning is going to jail, but he's not going to get the execution that he most richly deserves.

[Zoupa]

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

Damned because the folks in charge of OIF were totally fucking clueless in 03-04.

LET'S DISBAND THE IRAQI ARMY

LULZ OK

Your Arkansas boys will be back within 15 years to get torn up in the sand. Again.

[Neil]

Your Arkansas boys will be back within 15 years to get torn up in the sand. Again.

I rather doubt it.  The Crash pretty much ended the US as a world power.

[Ideologue]

It doesn't cost anything to turn a city into trinitite though.  I'm just throwing it out as an option.

[Neil]

It doesn't cost anything to turn a city into trinitite though.  I'm just throwing it out as an option.

That's actually rather expensive.

[citizen k]

It doesn't cost anything to turn a city into trinitite though.  I'm just throwing it out as an option.

It would cost the U.S. the respect of Europe and the rest of the world community.

[sbr]

It doesn't cost anything to turn a city into trinitite though.  I'm just throwing it out as an option.

It would cost the U.S. the respect of Europe and the rest of the world community.

Do we have any of that anymore?

[Neil]

It doesn't cost anything to turn a city into trinitite though.  I'm just throwing it out as an option.

It would cost the U.S. the respect of Europe and the rest of the world community.

They don't have that.