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pangaia

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5. "curtailing our military adventures." ??
Sun Dec 9, 2012, 08:51 PM
Dec 2012

Oh my goodness no. We can't do that. We will be ....WEAK in the eyes of the world. The Chinese will surpass us. The Arabs will get us. No, the gays will attack (us), or rather, now according to Mary Mataln, the unwed parents will destroy us...



(I'm a drummer. I just like this one.)

No AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #1
Sequestration starts Jan 2. tammywammy Dec 2012 #2
The ONLY times I heard about Defense cuts (by non-lefties) was when they talked about it kicking in zbdent Dec 2012 #9
time for coal, oil and gas subsidies to end. riverbendviewgal Dec 2012 #3
Of course not, this is the point of the whole "fiscal cliff" nonsense. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #4
"curtailing our military adventures." ?? pangaia Dec 2012 #5
Got a couple of unwed parents banging on my door AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #6
Drummer, eh?? CrazyOrangeCat Dec 2012 #10
Can't argue with you there. pangaia Dec 2012 #32
true enough CrazyOrangeCat Dec 2012 #34
The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming ... And the Gay Agenda, how will we fight the RKP5637 Dec 2012 #26
What, and only have a military 6x bigger than the next 10 countries combined?! JaneyVee Dec 2012 #7
When DEAD just isn't dead enough, you need a bigger military. Often the US reminds me of RKP5637 Dec 2012 #27
Actually, our military is not the largest AlexSatan Dec 2012 #28
Not a single word on MSNBC or any other news outlet on TV and ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2012 #8
The MIC isn't going to diminish anytime soon. CrazyOrangeCat Dec 2012 #11
Isn't that strange. woo me with science Dec 2012 #12
Are you kidding? Cut the MIC? That's heresy of the highest order. dballance Dec 2012 #13
That's absolutely correct. John Adams . . . CrazyOrangeCat Dec 2012 #14
No air/space/cyber force? AlexSatan Dec 2012 #29
You're right, things have changed drastically. CrazyOrangeCat Dec 2012 #31
And yet we liberals go 'merrily along our way' without even one 'rec' to this thread. Go figure. Purveyor Dec 2012 #15
Doesn't Matter if You've Heard About It On the Road Dec 2012 #16
Offer up some details...eom Purveyor Dec 2012 #19
Here AlexSatan Dec 2012 #30
K&R 99Forever Dec 2012 #17
Are you kidding..? We'll spend to the max on "Defense" ... Bigmack Dec 2012 #18
The former USSR knows this too well! Now Russia/China will be just setting back and 'chuckling'. Purveyor Dec 2012 #20
Sequestration. hay rick Dec 2012 #21
Most likely the 'only' reason the USA will not 'go off the cliff'...or at least for long. eom Purveyor Dec 2012 #22
One of several reasons. hay rick Dec 2012 #23
Yes, I've heard it mentioned with respect to the "Cliff" Coyotl Dec 2012 #24
Thanks for reminding me! Whatever happened to the peace dividend, anyway? Octafish Dec 2012 #25
I heard we were getting out of Afghanistan in 2014. n/t hughee99 Dec 2012 #33
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