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Grape Soda's avatar

Kudos for recognizing that we need an effective opposition. In the meantime we should at least find out what the government has been doing on our behalf all these years, and who has benefited from the money that flows into DC from our pockets and our future.

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Alan Devincentis's avatar

Every fucking war on earth has the cia’s fingerprints all over it. Every one. Prove me wrong. You will find usaid in places BEFORE every conflict.

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ezinmn's avatar

Cutting the funding for USAID is a good first step by removing the funding source for much of the CIA’s mischief.

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JohnAZ's avatar

And the military, and State.

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RidgeCoyote’s Howling's avatar

One thing that always protected the cia was the sheer volume of information they had meant they could hide but the thought of turning AI tools on the whole blob could unearth the truth quickly. Hmm.

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JohnAZ's avatar

Just a comment, the FBI and CIA are in trouble because they are totally ineffective. How many incidents of recent years would have been prevented with an effective DOJ and intelligence organization. How many shooting, terror attacks etc. could have been prevented. Instead, they are going to get Trump. One thing I will say, the first two weeks of Trump really points at what the real enemy of the people is, the Democrats.

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Abbybwood's avatar

According to Mike Benz, USAID is run out of The State Department and is responsible for organizing all the “color revolutions” (regime change operations) we have witnessed over the years.

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JohnAZ's avatar

Any hesitation was removed when Rubio took it over.

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wkenn's avatar

Not having played the Mike Benz link yet, State (V Nuland) has fingrprints all over it. Think cia gives an assist as needed.

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wkenn's avatar

"on our behalf" I'm inclined to go with 'in our name for their benefit'

just a passing comment :-)

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Casey Jones's avatar

That "we" gets tossed around rather too freely, doesn't it?

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Cankerpuss's avatar

I have a couple.

1. Funded the war in Ukraine. I am so grateful for this, afterall, I have racked in tremendous benefit from this war. I see it every day in my paycheck.

2. Funded the war in Israel. I can't speak to my gratitude for the assistance to Israel. I mean, just let me tell you how this has helped me and my family........uh.........er........., well, it's a good thing.

3. Funded the sustenance for so many illegal immigrants, who, have so much respect for my Country that they came here.......legally......uh, still thinking on that one. I mean, they are spending that money in our cities, right?

4. Military bases in 150+ countries throughout the world. I feel safer. So much safer knowing that I won't be bombed at night while sleeping in my bed. I mean, having a base in Djibouti is so important to American security.

5. National Parks!!! Last time I went to Glacier National Park I couldn't get on the Going to the Sun Road because I didn't have an entry ticket. But hey, my tax dollars are going to protect these national parks we are loving to death.

I'm sorry, I just feel so much benefit from the taxes that I send to Uncle Sam every year. Every missile that Raytheon produces. Every jet that Lockheed Martin produces. Every bullet, every gun, every tank, that my tax dollars go to build to fight wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, I am so proud of. I mean, those damned Afghanis are threatening me every day. Same goes for this Iraqis and Syrians!!

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