The Dogs of War

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The Dogs of War, by Pink Floyd

Dogs of War

(Choose your weapon.)

Dogs of war and men of hate
With no cause, we don't discriminate
Discovery is to be disowned
Our currency is flesh and bone
Hell opened up and put on sale
Gather 'round and haggle
For hard cash, we will lie and deceive
Even our masters don't know the web we weave
One world, it's a battleground
One world, and we will smash it down
One world ... One world

Invisible transfers, long distance calls,
Hollow laughter in marble halls
Steps have been taken, a silent uproar
Has unleashed the dogs of war
You can't stop what has begun
Signed, sealed, they deliver oblivion
We all have a dark side, to say the least
And dealing in death is the nature of the beast

One world, it's a battleground
One world, and we will smash it down
One world ... One world

The dogs of war won't negotiate
The dogs of war don't capitulate,
They will take and you will give,
And you must die so that they may live
You can knock at any door,
But wherever you go, you know they've been there before
Well winners can lose and things can get strained
But whatever you change, you know the dogs remain.
One world, it's a battleground
One world, and we will smash it down
One world ... One world

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I am sorry that so many people have died and are suffering in Syria. I truly am.

I have lived the life of a warrior... and no one hates war more than the warrior.

But America, do you realize that we've been at war for about 23 years now?

Are you numb, or are you just stupid?

You have your head up your ass, or in the sand. You watch the Kar-trash-ians, and how many other reality shows? You can recite who won American Idol or what someone wore on the Red Carpet, but you can't point out Iran, Iraq, Syria, or even your own country on a map?

The first Gulf War started in 1990. Afterward, the allied countries continued to enforce a no-fly zone in Kurdish (Northern) Iraq, and Shia (Southern) Iraq. Saddam Hussein repeatedly locked on and shot at U.S. aircraft. All acts of aggression under the terms of the cease-fire.

Meanwhile, Osama bin Laden declared Jihad on the West. His followers blew up the Khobar towers military barracks in 1996. 19 of my fellow U.S. Air Force members were killed. Then in 1998, two U.S. embassies were bombed, in Kenya & Tanzania. Hundreds killed, thousands wounded. Acts of war, yet the U.S. populace was blissfully silent while the Clinton Administraion blew up a few tents in the deserts of Afghanistan.  The U.S.S. Cole was bombed in 2000, killing 17 sailors. But hey, it was "only" the military and diplomats being killed. That makes it OK, right?

9/11/2001 should not have been a surprise, in the context. It was shocking, but I was not surprised, because I try to follow world events. I showed up for my first day of duty in Guam shortly after the 9/11 attacks. Thanks to the international date line, they happened during the night before I awoke. What a coincidence. I had to hit the ground running. The "sleeping giant" Admiral Yamamoto spoke of after Pearl Harbor was once again awakened.

We went after bin Laden in 2001. We missed. 

So when the 2nd Gulf War kicked off, it wasn't just Mr. Bush. It was a combined force of history, a continuation of the 1990 conflict. I didn't agree with going to war immediately again, but at the same time, I felt it was inevitable. I just wish the U.S. had aligned more friendly powers on our side.

We have finished (as much as we can be) with Iraq. We're still up to our knees in the quicksand of Afghanistan. We have blood on our hands with Libya, and for what end? Who is in charge? Are they friendly or not?

Now, finally, Syria is on our radar.

There is not a single Syrian that is worth one drop of my son's blood. We can fire missiles, launch air strikes. We will only kill more Syrians. We can not solve their problems.

They hate each other... None of us can cure that.

I think it's about time that Mr. Obama earned that Nobel Peace Prize that was handed to him for... nothing.

Here's another weapon for your own arsenal, from which you can choose:

War Pigs by Black Sabbath

War Pigs

Generals gathered in their masses 

Just like witches at black masses 

Evil minds that plot destruction 

Sorcerers of death's construction 

In the fields the bodies burning 

As the war machine keeps turning 

Death and hatred to mankind 

Poisoning their brainwashed minds 

Oh lord yeah! 

Politicians hide themselves away 

They only started the war 

Why should they go out to fight? 

They leave that role to the poor 

Time will tell on their power minds 

Making war just for fun 

Treating people just like pawns in chess 

Wait 'til their judgement day comes 

Yeah! 

Now in darkness world stops turning 

Ashes where the bodies burning 

No more war pigs have the power 

Hand of God has struck the hour 

Day of judgement, God is calling 

On their knees the war pig's crawling 

Begging mercy for their sins 

Satan laughing spreads his wings 

Oh lord yeah!

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