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Added to which is the notion that you need a 'Northern Alliance' type terrain occupation force as the cannonfodder who attract Skynet's attention and prevent it from just going whereever it pleases or leaving it's own installations undefended against mass attack.
Comic-Con 08: Awesome Terminator Salvation Updates - Rated R?! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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As long as a few have most money they are going to have most power, and history is going to be what they decide will happen, and the people will be pawns and cannonfodder in that game.
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That'd be fun as hell to watch and probably the best way to keep the antagonists as utterly reprehensible and cannonfodder-appropriate as the baddies in Rambo 4. leroy1031
More Details on Rambo 5: The Savage Hunt. Creature Feature Based on the Sci-Fi Book Hunter | /Film 2009
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Besides, during that war, I gained knowledge and wisedom about the folly of war, a war in which I was drafted to be cannonfodder in. – you can also call me Bac Ho (Uncle Ho).
Think Progress » VIDEO: Maliki Speech Interrupted By War Protestor 2006
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If they are listening, then we must conclude our leaders would prefer us; kept in ignorance, to be plundered, robbed of taxes, our offspring used as cannonfodder to be killed and maimed - wage slaves to their empire.
Archive 2008-01-01 Michael Caddell 2008
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I was drafted to be cannonfodder while they were hiding out.
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We are not ready to provide that enemy of the nations with cannonfodder.
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What's the betting Cameron, the puppet master frantically pulling the strings of the LibDem cannonfodder, bangs on about "how easy it is to sign a government authorised petition, and the government really, really, will listen."
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I know that you HAVE to say that these soldiers are defending your country, but that is your side of the story, I think they are simply cannonfodder for Mr. warcrazy Bush and his Hang-arounds.
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If you just need cannonfodder villains to round out a fight scene, have some rival pirates show up.
UncleBear 2008
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