Flying Cars Could Change The Military


	Flying Cars Could Change The Military

ljsdesign

10-10-2009 1:49 PM

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wwar, invention, defense funds, make better war

ljsdesign says:

For 1.5 Million each of taxpayers money.

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10-10-2009 6:10 PM

macrofind

Sounds like something from 1984 by George Orwell. When will the day come that our tax money no longer has to to be spent on military toys?

10-10-2009 9:15 PM

Socratoad

And just so they can kill more people faster

10-11-2009 3:29 AM

tabsey

It doesn't matter how many are killed, just so long as it creates jobs. Which is what killing also does.

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