Reply to: War

[stek]

The Germans spawned Karl Marx, I'm sure he's caused more suffering overall than Blair could ever dream of

Marx was Prussian, there was no Germany in 1818 when Marx was born......

[NotAllThere]

Oh yes - and giving the troops something to do, so they don't get bored and take over. Also good for rallying the populace so that they don't get bored and revolting as well.

[Freamon]

Freeing slaves, defending yourself against a totalitarian aggressor, and saving civilization from a horde of invading aliens.

Good God, y'all.

[NotAllThere]

What is it good for?

Freeing slaves, defending yourself against a totalitarian aggressor, and saving civilization from a horde of invading aliens.

For some good that Blair managed to do, have a look at the recent history of Sierra Leone.

There was no strategic or commercial interest in the adventure, and none among the British public; this was the Blair/Cook "foreign policy with an ethical dimension" in its purest, most altruistic form. But the Sierra Leone intervention worked...

And that's from the Guardian. The notorious Blairite organ.

[amcdonald]

Hitler declared war on Russia, and declared war on the USA. (Although the Americans like to think it was them that declared war on Germany.)

Bliar's war was not legal.

Hitler never got to claim his pension.

Bliar is raking it in, tax-avoided, by being a peace envoy and consultant.

Bliar, the c**t, clearly won.

The Germans spawned Karl Marx, I'm sure he's caused more suffering overall than Blair could ever dream of

[RichardCranium]

Bliar's FIVE wars.

[RichardCranium]

Not so good for Tony Blair, who when you think about it, started twice as many wars as Hitler.

Hitler declared war on Russia, and declared war on the USA. (Although the Americans like to think it was them that declared war on Germany.)

Bliar's war was not legal.

Hitler never got to claim his pension.

Bliar is raking it in, tax-avoided, by being a peace envoy and consultant.

Bliar, the c**t, clearly won.

[VectraMan]

Arms dealers
Weapons manufacturers
Pensions (with large investments in weapons stock)
Population control (fear is always a good motivator)


and poetry

It was good for Thatcher, probably. Not so good for Tony Blair, who when you think about it, started twice as many wars as Hitler.

[OwlHoot]

Last post...going down to the cellar...all the air raid sirens are going off around town...

Seriously, if the balloon went up and you had to stay in a shelter for two or three weeks, the most important thing is water, several times what you think you'd need. Most people underestimate how hot and stuffy it would get from just from your own body heat, let alone possible fires outside.

[Spacecadet]

What is it good for?

Arms dealers
Weapons manufacturers
Pensions (with large investments in weapons stock)
Population control (fear is always a good motivator)


and poetry

[minestrone]

What is it good for?

Say it again

[Freamon]

What is it good for?

[RichardCranium]

It was 53 years ago today that a nuclear bomb was lost. Not that that will be the reason.

Now, is it me, or has this bomb been made to look like a cartoon willy?

[NotAllThere]

We had that on Wednesday.

[amcdonald]

Is Salman Rushdie doing a book signing tour in Egypt ?