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pocksuppettoday at 12:12 AM2 repliesview on HN

Atomic bombs, maybe. Regular bombs, no. Drones, also no. If war meant thousands of American soldiers had to swordfight with thousands of Iranian soldiers and possibly get stabbed and die, instead of just flying planes overhead, we'd have a lot fewer wars. War is easy when you don't have to risk your life.


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lazidetoday at 12:32 AM

Looks at history….

There certainly weren’t a lot fewer wars back when people had to physically stab each other with swords. Quite the opposite?

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casey2today at 12:36 AM

>also no

So I guess FARC didn't surrender? Where do you get this idea that American imperialism can't possibly work? And can I have some of what you're smoking?