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In reply to the discussion: Obama "whether one year from now or 10. I can promise you America will remain engaged in the region" [View all]grahamhgreen
(15,741 posts)22. Not an answer. His war. Who pays?
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grahamhgreen
Sep 2014
OP
According to the Constitution, it is your answer. GOTV 2014 and change the people making
msanthrope
Sep 2014
#24
Misdirection. Where does the money come from? CCPI - Grandma's retirement like he suggested before??
grahamhgreen
Sep 2014
#30
The money comes from the Treasury. GOTV 2014 and help decide how it is spent. nt
msanthrope
Sep 2014
#39
No. The money needs to come from a special tax on those that can afford it to defend their
grahamhgreen
Sep 2014
#41
Absolutely a grand idea. Of course, since the Constitution gives Congress the power to tax,
msanthrope
Sep 2014
#45
Rhetorical question? We the people will pay for this war, in more ways than one. nt
Zorra
Sep 2014
#28
It sounds like the rational for Libya. Which political entities is he referring to? Does it include
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#14
They had a plan. The PNACers. Starting with Iraq but, as they said, 'in order to get
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#53
Few? It's a 400,000 man army trained with 25 billion of grandmas retirement money,
grahamhgreen
Sep 2014
#37
Iraq has a standing army of 270,000 and a reserve/paramilitary capacity of 500,000. They are at the
Erose999
Sep 2014
#16
Iraq's leaders was weak, hopefully the new ones will start getting their country going.
Thinkingabout
Sep 2014
#25
Are you a citizen of that country? Any reason why you feel you have any right to intervene
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#29
Thank you! i note the hypocrisy of those claimiing we are only 'helping the oppressed' when I ask
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#34
the only reason they are supporting it is because we have a democratic president. If we had a
liberal_at_heart
Sep 2014
#35
I know. And it is important to know that while WE, who were against Iraq not just because it
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#50