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Serving in the military: getting money for
college from the taxpayers.
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Deploying to Iraq or Afghanistan: occupying a
sovereign country.
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The global war on terrorism: a cash machine
for privileged government contractors.
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Conscription: slavery.
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Stop-loss policy: backdoor draft.
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Dress blues: government-issued costume.
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Troop surge: escalation of a war we are
losing.
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Flying sorties: bombing civilians and their
property.
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Stationed overseas: helping to maintain the
U.S. global empire of troops and bases.
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Enhanced interrogation techniques: torture by
the United States.
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Extraordinary rendition: U.S. sanctioned
torture by other countries.
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Fighting terrorism: making terrorists.
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Fighting our enemies: making more enemies.
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Defending our freedoms: destroying our
freedoms.
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Insurgents: foreigners who resent having
their country invaded or occupied.
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Sanctions: killing children without bombs and
bullets.
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Military chaplain: trying to serve two
masters.
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Military appreciation service: idolatry.
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Praying "God bless our troops": blasphemy.
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Supporting the troops: supporting foreign
invasions and occupations.
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Precision bombing: civilian killer.
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Cluster bomb: child civilian killer.
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Land mine: American IED.
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Terrorist: someone who plants a bomb that
doesn’t wear an Air Force uniform.
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Enemies of the United States: countries that
oppose U.S. hegemony.
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Enemy combatant: someone turned over to U.S.
troops in Afghanistan by someone eager to collect a bounty.
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Axis of evil: countries with oppressive
governments that our oppressive government doesn’t like.
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Allies: countries with oppressive governments
that our oppressive government likes.
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Anti-Semite: someone who opposes U.S.
military intervention in the Middle East.
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Military recruiter: pimp for duped young men
who want to sell their services to the government.
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Bomber pilot: long-distance killer.
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Persistent conflict: perpetual warfare.
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U.S. interests: an excuse to police the
world.
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U.S. foreign policy: imperialism.
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National security: national police state.
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Collateral damage: the slaughter of unarmed
civilians by American bullets and bombs.
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Die for our freedoms: die for a lie.
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War hawk: warmonger.
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Regime change: meddling in the affairs of
other countries.
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Congressional supporters of large military
budgets: pimps to hook up government and defense
contractors.
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Military spokesman: military propagandist.
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Commander in chief: the chief war criminal.
Most
people think the draft is dead and that there is nothing to worry
about. No politician would provoke the wrath of his
constituents by voting for such a historically
unpopular program. Yet, after 9/11, Congress approved the so-called
Patriot Act without even reading
the words to it, feeling that it was in the "national
interest".
