07-19-06, 06:22 PM
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Ace of the Deep 
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Originally Posted by Skybird
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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen
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Originally Posted by scandium
Now I ask you, as does The Conservative Voice, where are the Christians?
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Simply stated, the political force of the United States is run by special interest. There are three very powerful lobbies in the US: The evangelical Christian lobby, the pro-Israeli lobby, and the oil lobby. |
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Eisenhower's famous warning on this:
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"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
"We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together."
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