Friday, March 25, 2011

What if they gave a war - and nobody came?

This needs to be heard. This is an incredibly powerful piece.



Thank you, Maggie's Secret Garden!

And here is something to think about:  The cost of a month in Afghanistan is roughly equivalent to 262,500 teachers; 1,995,000 children in daycare; annual health care for more than 5 million people --and this is just one month.


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12 comments:

  1. JenMarch 25, 2011 at 10:44 AM

    This video is so powerful. I hope it goes viral!

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  2. CloudiaMarch 25, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    thank you





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  3. karenMarch 25, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    I'm with you jen...hope it goes viral...I'd love to see this on the nightly news, or Yahoo News...Huffington...Fox News....as going viral.
    Thanks for posting this Nancy. xo

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  4. gypsywomanMarch 25, 2011 at 1:54 PM

    yes, indeed, WHAT IF!!!

    great post, lady!

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  5. Reya MellickerMarch 25, 2011 at 2:19 PM

    War is part of what our species does. What makes me sad is that now we have so many more weapons, big bombs and things. Bloody hell.

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  6. Expat From HellMarch 25, 2011 at 3:38 PM

    This was powerful and compelling. Thanks to you and Maggie's Secret Garden for posting it. I am reminded of Chalmers Johnson's book, Nemesis (he died last year), where he writes that we are worse than Romans. Farther extended around the world as we seek to be the new Spartans. It is so sad, and embarrassing. Best to you....EFH

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  7. lukskyMarch 25, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    Yes, this is powerful. I am so glad to see a peice like this. There are always two sides to every story and Americans need to hear the other side. Thanks for posting.

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  8. MargueriteMarch 25, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    Very powerful video! Reminds me of how our generation felt during the Vietnam war. Thanks for posting it!

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  9. susanMarch 25, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    War is over, if you want it, war is over now.

    John Lennon

    If only..

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  10. California GirlMarch 26, 2011 at 6:07 AM

    SO FRUSTRATING.

    The majority of polls today reflect the American people's disinclination to be involved in any front. So why the fuck are we still in Iraq, Afghanistan & now Libya? It's the same old story, politics, the military, big business and old men making war.

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  11. Brian MillerMarch 26, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    nice...saw this the other day...war seems to be the only way we know how to solve problems...great message...

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  12. Trish and Rob MacGregorMarch 26, 2011 at 2:51 PM

    a hundred million? I didn't realize that. What a powerful and totally depressing fact. With that, we could have universal health care four times over.

    I posted the video too. It's one very powerful piece.
    Trish
    www.synchrosecrets.com/synchrosecrets

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