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Triana

(22,666 posts) Wed Dec 16, 2015, 08:52 PM Dec 2015

Once, weapons were manufactured to fight wars...

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Once, weapons were manufactured to fight wars... (Original Post) Triana Dec 2015 OP

Yep. nt 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #1

That's been the story since the time of the first arms race, in the wake of the Franco-Prussian War… Journeyman Dec 2015 #2

sadly true. I remember hearing decades ago that WWI was used as a testing ground niyad Dec 2015 #3

"There's plenty of money to be made by supplying the army with tools of the trade".- C.J. McDonald jalan48 Dec 2015 #4

Ain't that the fucking truth. Scuba Dec 2015 #5

Bingo! The truth that Teh Stoooopid fail to recognize. nt valerief Dec 2015 #6

To manufacture a war DaveT Dec 2015 #7

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)

1. Yep. nt

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Wed Dec 16, 2015, 09:05 PM

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Journeyman

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2. That's been the story since the time of the first arms race, in the wake of the Franco-Prussian War…

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Wed Dec 16, 2015, 09:48 PM

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niyad

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3. sadly true. I remember hearing decades ago that WWI was used as a testing ground

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Wed Dec 16, 2015, 10:16 PM

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for various arms manufacturers (krupp amoung them). same with the "falklands" debacle.

jalan48

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4. "There's plenty of money to be made by supplying the army with tools of the trade".- C.J. McDonald

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Wed Dec 16, 2015, 10:22 PM

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Scuba

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5. Ain't that the fucking truth.

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Wed Dec 16, 2015, 10:54 PM

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valerief

(53,235 posts)

6. Bingo! The truth that Teh Stoooopid fail to recognize. nt

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Wed Dec 16, 2015, 11:36 PM

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DaveT

(687 posts)

7. To manufacture a war

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Wed Dec 16, 2015, 11:39 PM

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You start with a villain.

Works every time, even with people who should know better.

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