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The Most Honest 3 Minutes In Television cantbeserious Feb 2013 #1
Thanks. Love that. Reminds me of the movie Bullworth. kairos12 Feb 2013 #5
exactly. that basically sums it up quinnox Feb 2013 #8
Most people would be surprised to know the defense budget has essentially doubled since 2001. kairos12 Feb 2013 #2
Like it or not, Ilsa Feb 2013 #3
No, it's "rape and pillage" Confusious Feb 2013 #27
Um. We did propose paying for the war in Iraq by pillaging it's resources... Luminous Animal Feb 2013 #28
I live near an Air Force base; I feel intense annoyance as they fly over with afterburners on REP Feb 2013 #4
And yet even here on DU many people will jump down your throat if you dare question Arugula Latte Feb 2013 #6
I think all of those humanitarian interventions were good. OceanEcosystem Feb 2013 #9
I dream of the day... Bigmack Feb 2013 #14
Already happened numerous times. OceanEcosystem Feb 2013 #20
Oh... well then... Bigmack Feb 2013 #34
That's great, but think of the tens and tens of thousands of innocents who have been slaughtered Arugula Latte Feb 2013 #35
yup quinnox Feb 2013 #10
You need to get on board, need I remind you Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #32
I think "there goes my health insurance, my stolen wages" Warpy Feb 2013 #7
Just wanted to point out jeff47 Feb 2013 #11
It would be much better dreamnightwind Feb 2013 #12
There are theoretical ways that are better jeff47 Feb 2013 #21
Here's one: pay those people to sit home and do nothing - nt dreamnightwind Feb 2013 #23
Isn't that what we already do? I guess they're making speeches instead of sitting home (nt) jeff47 Feb 2013 #31
I meant the military, not the Congress. - nt dreamnightwind Feb 2013 #33
DARPA is one of the only places where failure is expected sir pball Feb 2013 #19
Thanks for this OP! dreamnightwind Feb 2013 #13
Neither did Marine Generals Smedley Butler and David M. Shoup. Look 'em up. nt Bigmack Feb 2013 #15
I agree wholeheartedly. alarimer Feb 2013 #16
I feel exactly the same way. Brigid Feb 2013 #17
How do you feel about the 700,000+ civilian employees of the Department of Defense... Llewlladdwr Feb 2013 #18
Its a start quinnox Feb 2013 #22
I see. Llewlladdwr Feb 2013 #25
I knew you wouldn't like my answer quinnox Feb 2013 #26
It's a tragedy. NO budget cuts should be done that way. EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #36
We're not really killing milions of people....we're helping them..whether they want us to or not. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2013 #24
+1 donheld Feb 2013 #29
... Scuba Feb 2013 #30
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