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Frustratedlady

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2. Didn't Obama get stuck with the Iraq War debt?

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Tue Feb 11, 2020, 12:45 PM

Feb 2020

I seem to remember it was on a charge card basis.

I can't imagine how Trump could even come up with a $4.8T with a T budget.

He increases the military budget and then announces cuts to the vets' health care.

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U.S. Deficit Soaring. Why? [View all] ffr Feb 2020 OP

to create illusion of strong economy nt Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #1

Didn't Obama get stuck with the Iraq War debt? Frustratedlady Feb 2020 #2

Obama and the democrats inherited a frozen economy, markets in freefall, and toxic assets ffr Feb 2020 #6

What happens if China, Russia, et al., call in their investments? Frustratedlady Feb 2020 #8

TCJA cherryinpa Feb 2020 #3

So Trump can say look at this booming economy that I made for you. YOHABLO Feb 2020 #4

Tax cuts? Tariffs? Compound inerest? no_hypocrisy Feb 2020 #5

NEVER EVER trust Republican drumpf data on anything. democratisphere Feb 2020 #7

Tax cuts. FoxNewsSucks Feb 2020 #9

It's worth noting that those 2004-08 Bush budgets EXCLUDED war spending sandensea Feb 2020 #10