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Originally Posted by whocarz
What purpose would the government have to launch a clandestine attack against it's own citizens? Give me something so we can debate. Otherwise, this thread is a waste of time.
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trying not to threadjack... but basically cribbed from JFK, as I thought about the what does the government have to gain...
- cold war is over. There is no more "enemy" of communists who live "over there" that may come "over here" to bomb us and threaten our way of life.
- military has been downsizing for years, military spending is down. companies are consolidating to save costs on R&D and production.
- economy is down. war generally is good for economies as goods have to be produced creating jobs and tax revenue.