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**thargeagsaf** · 08-02-2011, 06:16 PM

I think the concept of limited war is tied to the profit of the military industrial complex...

I think it's also tied, as much if not more, to the ubiquitousness of mass media, embeded reporting, Monday morning quarterbacking by civilians, particularly the vocal minority that protests ANY type of war, and the sense in this country (or the West in general) that we have everything we have because wealth grows on trees.

We couldn't wage total war today if we wanted to because the the media would be all over it beaming "atrocities" into every household on earth 24/7, the idiot protesters would be screaming bloody murder at the top of their lungs 24/7, and whatever political party wasn't in power would be pressing the issue to death for their own personal gain 24/7.

Limited warfare, as expensive as it may be, and as profitable for some as it may be, is really the only option.

As I said above, we could very easily have bombed and shelled Iraq into timidity in a matter of months. It would have been a hell of a lot cheaper, would have cost far, far fewer American lives, and we would already be reaping the benefits of owning all that oil.

You really think we passed on all that just so that Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman would make a fortune?

Or maybe it was just because GWB and Erik Prince were good ol' boys...

Come on now.

08-02-2011, 06:16 PM	#27
thargeagsaf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 447 Senior Member	I think the concept of limited war is tied to the profit of the military industrial complex... I think it's also tied, as much if not more, to the ubiquitousness of mass media, embeded reporting, Monday morning quarterbacking by civilians, particularly the vocal minority that protests ANY type of war, and the sense in this country (or the West in general) that we have everything we have because wealth grows on trees. We couldn't wage total war today if we wanted to because the the media would be all over it beaming "atrocities" into every household on earth 24/7, the idiot protesters would be screaming bloody murder at the top of their lungs 24/7, and whatever political party wasn't in power would be pressing the issue to death for their own personal gain 24/7. Limited warfare, as expensive as it may be, and as profitable for some as it may be, is really the only option. As I said above, we could very easily have bombed and shelled Iraq into timidity in a matter of months. It would have been a hell of a lot cheaper, would have cost far, far fewer American lives, and we would already be reaping the benefits of owning all that oil. You really think we passed on all that just so that Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman would make a fortune? Or maybe it was just because GWB and Erik Prince were good ol' boys... Come on now.
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