[Thork]

Thork, military industries get a lot of money regardless of whether we are at war or not. Most of the stuff they manufacture never even makes it overseas (which is additionally why a country will never be so stupid as to attempt a land invasion of the US).

No one is going to land invade the US. When the time comes, they will just call in their debt, indulge in a little capital flight and that will be the end of the United States.

But a huge part of military spending is support. You need a war to justify spending on support. Otherwise their is very little to support.

[Rushy]

No one is going to land invade the US. When the time comes, they will just call in their debt, indulge in a little capital flight and that will be the end of the United States.

You once again demonstrate you have no idea what debt is. Stop getting all of your economic knowledge from conspiracy sites.

But a huge part of military spending is support. You need a war to justify spending on support. Otherwise their is very little to support.

Our military spending is the largest in the world (because our economy is the largest in the world) whether or not we are at war.

[Vindictus]

Thork, military industries get a lot of money regardless of whether we are at war or not. Most of the stuff they manufacture never even makes it overseas (which is additionally why a country will never be so stupid as to attempt a land invasion of the US).

No one is going to land invade the US. When the time comes, they will just call in their debt, indulge in a little capital flight and that will be the end of the United States.

But a huge part of military spending is support. You need a war to justify spending on support. Otherwise their is very little to support.

It isn't cheap to fly C-5's around, maintain carriers, and pay everyone involved. Tomahawk missiles are not mass produced as few of them are used, if any. Same goes for most missiles employed by the US, besides maybe the Hellfire.

There certainly is profit in wars, but the big companies don't need them to rake in the cash. Never have.

[Vindictus]

Interview with former IS member:

http://www.yourmiddleeast.com/culture/exclusive-qa-with-former-islamic-state-member_26696

Talks about training for IS, life in Al-Raqqa.

[Lord Dave]

Interview with former IS member:

http://www.yourmiddleeast.com/culture/exclusive-qa-with-former-islamic-state-member_26696

Talks about training for IS, life in Al-Raqqa.

I think the answer is simple: send them porn.

[Vindictus]

We'll attach it to the GBU's.

[Vindictus]

2 French Rafales have attacked ISIS positions, Australia is in pre-deployment and will be focusing solely on Iraq.

C'mon England, there's no way you're less warmongering than France and a bunch of convicts.

[Ghost of V]

ISIS released a GTA-clone that promotes ISIS ideals and whatnot.

https://games.yahoo.com/news/isis-terror-group-releases-trailer-214030078.html

[Saddam Hussein]

That's a great soundtrack they've got there.  It's not quite "Radio Ga Ga," but it still gets your attention.

[Rushy]

ISIS released a GTA-clone that promotes ISIS ideals and whatnot.

So, not any different than GTA, then?

[Ghost of V]

ISIS released a GTA-clone that promotes ISIS ideals and whatnot.

So, not any different than GTA, then?

Pretty much the base game translated into the mud language.

[Eddy Baby]

Do they say Allahu Akhbar literally every time someone dies? That would get so annoying.

[Snupes]

ISIS released a GTA-clone that promotes ISIS ideals and whatnot.

https://games.yahoo.com/news/isis-terror-group-releases-trailer-214030078.html

Uhhh, does "literally just clips of Grand Theft Auto V" constitute a GTA clone?

[sandokhan]

Any military undertaking of the kind we are witnessing in Syraq needs very sophisticated intelligence services.

There are only three secret services which can do this: the GRU, the MI6, and the ONI (and to a lesser degree, the Mossad and BND).

[Shane]

[Fortuna]

Any military undertaking of the kind we are witnessing in Syraq needs very sophisticated intelligence services.

There are only three secret services which can do this: the GRU, the MI6, and the ONI (and to a lesser degree, the Mossad and BND).

To underestimate the NSA would be incredibly stupid.

[sandokhan]

There is also the NRO.

However, the ONI provides the actual military intelligence services, just like the GRU, the ones which are absolutely needed for any kind of large scale operation.

[garygreen]

It's amazing how much info y'all have on secret spy organizations.  Sounds like a pretty shitty intelligence service.

[sandokhan]

A secret spy organization is as good as are its predictions about the future (socially, culturally, and of course, militarily).

[Fortuna]

The Kurds took Sinjar back from the allah akbars. Now all we need to do is let everyone in Al-Raqqa know via pamphlet that we're going to be dropping 50 fuel-air bombs on IS's dome. These fuckers have to go for good. There are no two ways about it.