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Mon Jul-12-10 11:03 PM
Response to Reply #87 |
| -Want to fix the debt problem ...reduce the fucking defense spending! |
L0oniX |
Jul-11-10 10:06 PM |
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The deficit hawks want to cut everything but the |
lob1 |
Jul-11-10 10:11 PM |
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Isn't that the plan |
droidamus2 |
Jul-12-10 01:46 PM |
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DUH! Someone tell the Emperor he is f**kin naked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
BrklynLiberal |
Jul-11-10 10:15 PM |
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Defense is seen by the other side as the only appropriate... |
TreasonousBastard |
Jul-11-10 10:16 PM |
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Doing the right thing is rarely easy to do when the government is entrenched with corporate ghouls. |
L0oniX |
Jul-11-10 10:19 PM |
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It's a little more complicated than that-- just about every Congressional district... |
TreasonousBastard |
Jul-12-10 07:27 AM |
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It is an entitlement. |
Enthusiast |
Jul-12-10 12:20 PM |
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Unfortunately, it stands about as much chance of happening as the other real solution. |
Milo_Bloom |
Jul-11-10 10:25 PM |
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Then expect this country to continue its downward slide. |
L0oniX |
Jul-11-10 10:30 PM |
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The US Empire will collapse. No longer can afford this. |
godai |
Jul-11-10 10:29 PM |
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Amazing isn't it? It's just crazy to be spending so much more than everyone else. |
L0oniX |
Jul-11-10 10:32 PM |
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Even if our cold war enemies combined forces they would still be out spent by an absurd amount. |
AlbertCat |
Jul-12-10 08:29 PM |
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Maybe if they changed the name to Department of Empire ... |
jimlup |
Jul-11-10 10:50 PM |
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Department of Imperialist American Exceptionalist Empire. |
L0oniX |
Jul-11-10 11:01 PM |
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So much for that "end of the cold war" benefit |
LiberalLovinLug |
Jul-12-10 12:49 PM |
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LOL |
bvar22 |
Jul-12-10 02:14 PM |
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Aren't we fighting for our Freedom and Liberty here at home? |
Lost4words |
Jul-11-10 10:33 PM |
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Those same poor mislead pawns also swore to defend the constitution. |
L0oniX |
Jul-11-10 10:44 PM |
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My eternally fucked in the head congressmen assures me... |
MrMickeysMom |
Jul-11-10 10:34 PM |
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Try being a liberal in Texas |
txlibdem |
Jul-14-10 02:05 PM |
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K&R |
Odin2005 |
Jul-11-10 10:39 PM |
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Actually they have a very good plan |
Angry Dragon |
Jul-11-10 11:01 PM |
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In other words ...there will be nothing left to fight for. |
L0oniX |
Jul-11-10 11:03 PM |
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It is getting to that point |
Angry Dragon |
Jul-11-10 11:15 PM |
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The Department of Defense is the most untouchable of our Sacred Cows. K&R |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Jul-11-10 11:06 PM |
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They worship the golden calve. |
L0oniX |
Jul-12-10 12:37 AM |
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Unfortunately, you are correct |
NewJeffCT |
Jul-12-10 08:05 AM |
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First step is for congress and the president to revise NIE threat so DOD cannot justify its budget |
jody |
Jul-11-10 11:07 PM |
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Spending a trillion on defense is a threat to this countries security. |
L0oniX |
Jul-11-10 11:13 PM |
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Do you know what the NIE is and how it is used? n/t |
jody |
Jul-12-10 08:29 AM |
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Fix our plutocratic health system |
Juche |
Jul-11-10 11:08 PM |
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I am pretty much convinced they will not do what needs to be done in our best interests. |
L0oniX |
Jul-11-10 11:14 PM |
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Absolutely K&R !! //nt |
Overseas |
Jul-11-10 11:44 PM |
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Bring the troops home yesterday.... |
lib2DaBone |
Jul-11-10 11:49 PM |
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A good start would be if no one joined the military. |
L0oniX |
Jul-12-10 12:09 AM |
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With high unemployment rates it is guaranteed that people will join, |
TBF |
Jul-12-10 09:28 AM |
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The Poverty Draft. nt |
Hatchling |
Jul-12-10 09:20 PM |
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Cant say I agree with the whole pyramid rant |
cstanleytech |
Jul-12-10 05:35 AM |
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We've been on a |
The Wizard |
Jul-12-10 07:38 AM |
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The Deficit hawks goal is to cut entitlement spending period. |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Jul-12-10 07:55 AM |
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Every advocate of cutting entitlements |
Enthusiast |
Jul-12-10 12:31 PM |
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they won't do it, they never fucking do it. war machines trump life itself. |
spanone |
Jul-12-10 07:57 AM |
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Cutting and re-directing defense spending |
burnsei sensei |
Jul-12-10 07:57 AM |
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I agree with this 1000% |
h9socialist |
Jul-12-10 08:29 AM |
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Here's an idea |
Prophet 451 |
Jul-12-10 08:47 AM |
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I notice that there aren't stats for how much Al-Qaida or the Taliban spends. |
L0oniX |
Jul-12-10 10:49 AM |
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Good point. They keep using al Qaida as their excuse |
LiberalLovinLug |
Jul-12-10 12:58 PM |
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Less "pathetic", more "misguided" |
Prophet 451 |
Jul-13-10 01:16 AM |
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The US military is basically the developed world's military |
The2ndWheel |
Jul-12-10 08:55 AM |
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i think this is THE ISSUE we should rally round ..no more stupid war and gross spending |
xiamiam |
Jul-12-10 08:59 AM |
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Hey yeah, err I mean FUCK YEAH |
Drops_not_Dope |
Jul-12-10 09:28 AM |
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And completely eliminate the offense spending! nt |
obxhead |
Jul-12-10 10:01 AM |
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K&R |
redqueen |
Jul-12-10 10:02 AM |
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K&R |
Soylent Brice |
Jul-12-10 10:12 AM |
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Military spending is not on the table, only entitlements. |
NorthCarolina |
Jul-12-10 10:34 AM |
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Yes, take from the poor, not from the rich. Same old song. nt |
valerief |
Jul-12-10 10:37 AM |
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If the thieves can't steal money via the military budget, then how can they steal it from |
valerief |
Jul-12-10 10:36 AM |
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I could be wrong, but... |
pipi_k |
Jul-12-10 10:45 AM |
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I can accept the logic of the argument for empire when profit came back here. |
Loudmxr |
Jul-12-10 10:54 AM |
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r |
mdmc |
Jul-12-10 10:55 AM |
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Yep. Slash it and close the bs bases overseas also. Tired of it being called defense..it's offense. |
krabigirl |
Jul-12-10 11:08 AM |
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No politician has the balls to put that many people....... |
Bonhomme Richard |
Jul-12-10 11:11 AM |
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We could sell our weapons of war to those that would be forced to take our place when we stop... |
L0oniX |
Jul-12-10 11:41 AM |
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My understanding is that the number of jobs, directly and indirectly, |
Bonhomme Richard |
Jul-12-10 11:46 AM |
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We've clearly dug ourselves into a hole. |
L0oniX |
Jul-12-10 11:55 AM |
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dupe |
defendandprotect |
Jul-12-10 04:23 PM |
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dupe -- |
defendandprotect |
Jul-12-10 04:23 PM |
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The amount of GREEN work required to save the planet and ourselves would keep us all |
defendandprotect |
Jul-12-10 04:24 PM |
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I don't think we should put them out of work... |
TCJ70 |
Jul-12-10 12:40 PM |
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Right . . . plenty of GREEN jobs for our military . . . |
defendandprotect |
Jul-12-10 04:26 PM |
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I would imagine good job training programs, and a tooling of those industries... |
Robeson |
Jul-12-10 07:36 PM |
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Unfortunately |
bergie321 |
Jul-12-10 11:35 AM |
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Also, tax the rich. nt |
Deep13 |
Jul-12-10 11:50 AM |
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Barney Frank says Obama is afraid to cut defense spending, lest he be perceived as weak |
kennedyphan |
Jul-12-10 11:55 AM |
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American well-being is far more endangered by a proposal for substantial reductions in Medicare, SS |
L0oniX |
Jul-12-10 12:01 PM |
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He's a Democrat |
LiberalLovinLug |
Jul-12-10 07:55 PM |
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We can no longer be the world's policeman |
FBI_Un_Sub |
Jul-12-10 11:55 AM |
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Austerity applies to the rest of us and... |
FlyByNight |
Jul-12-10 12:09 PM |
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I'm all for spending smarter and dropping the blunt force tact. |
L0oniX |
Jul-12-10 12:13 PM |
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K&R |
Enthusiast |
Jul-12-10 12:29 PM |
#64 |
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Amen |
L0oniX |
Jul-12-10 01:27 PM |
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K&R I'm right there with you. Pissed off. /nt |
Spheric |
Jul-12-10 01:14 PM |
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Jawohl. |
AllyCat |
Jul-12-10 02:58 PM |
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Ever since the Reagan administration, both the Republicans and their allies (the DLC) |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Jul-12-10 03:06 PM |
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Totally agree. |
L0oniX |
Jul-12-10 03:07 PM |
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Original name was "War Department" or "Department of War" . . . that's what we have !! |
defendandprotect |
Jul-12-10 04:21 PM |
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It's not even |
hard2portorscuttle |
Jul-12-10 04:03 PM |
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Pelosi morning after '06 ... on video... "Democrats were elected to end the war" --!! |
defendandprotect |
Jul-12-10 04:20 PM |
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WRECKONOMICS II--- |
clarence swinney |
Jul-12-10 04:40 PM |
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We REALLY are War Slaves. |
patrice |
Jul-12-10 04:40 PM |
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+1 |
L0oniX |
Jul-12-10 06:05 PM |
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Quote: "GO FUCK YOURSELF YOU FUCKING ASSHOLES WHO WANT TO SPEND THIS MONEY ON WAR AND KILLING! " |
grahamhgreen |
Jul-12-10 06:19 PM |
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We can't do that......... |
BlueJac |
Jul-12-10 07:05 PM |
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Fear |
L0oniX |
Jul-12-10 11:03 PM |
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That's the obvious solution |
tavalon |
Jul-12-10 08:12 PM |
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additionally, military spending creates fewer jobs per dollar than civilian spending |
Agony |
Jul-12-10 09:09 PM |
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+++ |
L0oniX |
Jul-12-10 09:33 PM |
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hey! I've had lifelong training in the vernacular and besides I recently took the refresher |
Agony |
Jul-12-10 09:43 PM |
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K&R....n/t |
unkachuck |
Jul-12-10 09:48 PM |
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Make War, not Peace |
feslen |
Jul-13-10 09:25 AM |
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