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12. It's a form of self-dealing

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 07:37 PM

Mar 2012

We give them taxpayer dollars which they then give to American defense contractors. From the Milo Minderbinder School of Economics.

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And You Wonder Why We're Broke? (Mother Jones - Holy Cow!!!) [View all] kpete Mar 2012 OP

Both are supported by the US taxpayers..... Bennyboy Mar 2012 #4

Yep. But we have a very, very, very large GDP compared to them. jeff47 Mar 2012 #5

Who invaded Saudi Arabia and Israel in the last 20 years? Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #20

Iraq. jeff47 Mar 2012 #24

Neither country has been invaded in the last 20 years. TheWraith Mar 2012 #21

Part "I am now an old fart" moment, and part error for you jeff47 Mar 2012 #26

It's a form of self-dealing pscot Mar 2012 #12

It's the elephant in the room lovemydog Mar 2012 #2

The chart that's missing zipplewrath Mar 2012 #3

And yet all we use it for is to aquire assets for Wall St. raouldukelives Mar 2012 #6

More like the Offense Budget felix_numinous Mar 2012 #7

They ought to go back to calling it the War Department Owlet Mar 2012 #8

so that's like,what? onethatcares Mar 2012 #9

Not quite that high usrname Mar 2012 #10

The US didn't want to disarm when the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991. Selatius Mar 2012 #13

M-I-C fast tracking Plucketeer Mar 2012 #14

Georgie and Dickey knew - Nostradammit Mar 2012 #30

The US military is the developed world's military by default The2ndWheel Mar 2012 #23

That is not enough to outspend the next ten biggest spenders, US must Fool Count Mar 2012 #15

Ya but doncha feel safer? progressoid Mar 2012 #16

The Merry Minuet alfredo Mar 2012 #17

Been a while since I've heard that one! progressoid Mar 2012 #25

Still true. alfredo Mar 2012 #31

Ok, I agree with the general concept AtheistCrusader Mar 2012 #18

8 of the top 10 in % of GDP are in MENA. GliderGuider Mar 2012 #19

We're warmongering assholes...knr joeybee12 Mar 2012 #22

Once again - George Carlin - right on the money: Initech Mar 2012 #28

The UK's military budget is also way out of proportion to the country's size Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2012 #33