Question: who's got the contract to build these bases? Dollars to donuts, it's Halliburton or one of its subsidiaries.
Ferengi Rules of Acquisition: Rule #35 — War is good for business.
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For years Dennis Kucinich has been advocating the formation of a "Department of Peace." Of course, that's what the State Department is supposed to be, but for the life of me, other than racing around the world and attending receptions (party, party, party), I can't figure out what the hell Condoleeza Rice is good for.
Quite recently, there was an organnization of women in one of the plains states (Kansas, I believe), who tried to get some sort of initiative passed saying that the state favored the formation of a Department of Peace—dedicated to diplomacy and negotiation, and incorporating the principles of non-violent conflict resolution, to try to find peaceful solutions to international disagreements and disputes.
The reaction to this was most revealing. Howls of protest at the idea. The main thrust of these protests was that a "Department of Peace" would make us all look like "a bunch of wusses!" Those were the exact words.
Obliterate the whole human race if necessary, but for God's sake, don't let anybody ever think that we look like "a bunch of wusses!"
If this world is destroyed, it will be at the hands of a collection of greedy, testosterone-saturated idiots! All balls, no brains!