'Occupy' types

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

You didn't answer the question. Do you really believe that spending is to protect our freedom? Also, it's "You're". Thanks.

If you read my entire post to start with you would have seen I agree we need to reduce military spending. Yes, I believe that our military spending has helped to preserve our freedom and other peoples freedom around the world.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Yes, I believe that our military spending has helped to preserve our freedom and other peoples freedom around the world.

How so?

Also, why do we care about the freedom in oil rich countries, but not in places that have no resources? Say....South Africa?


Also, who deemed us the world wide protector of freedom? What gives us the right to bomb people unilaterally?

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

How so?

Also, why do we care about the freedom in oil rich countries, but not in places that have no resources? Say....South Africa?


Also, who deemed us the world wide protector of freedom? What gives us the right to bomb people unilaterally?

We could start with WWI, WWII, Cuban Missile Crises, Cold War, those are the easy ones.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by firstdown

We could start with WWI, WWII, Cuban Missile Crises, Cold War, those are the easy ones.

You didn't answer my question, and those have nothing to do with what I asked. WWI and WWII were situations where people were being invaded without cause. This isn't the case now. We are invading and bombing people without justification.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

You didn't answer my question, and those have nothing to do with what I asked. WWI and WWII were situations where people were being invaded without cause. This isn't the case now. We are invading and bombing people without justification.

Your the one talking about our current wars not me. I never said anything about them or freedom. I said our military gives us our freedoms we have today. I didn't say the war in Iraq was for our freedom or had anything to do with our freedom.

[RedskinRat]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

You didn't answer my question, and those have nothing to do with what I asked. WWI and WWII were situations where people were being invaded without cause. This isn't the case now. We are invading and bombing people without justification.

Isn't a U.N. Mandate enough of a reason?