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RethugAssKicker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 12:51 PM
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Cut spending on the Military !
We spend about a trillion a year on the military

and not a single Dem or Rethug leader even mentions reducing the budget...
while we cut every thing else!!!!.....all social programs...EVERYTHING...

We are a sick fucking people !
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Lost-in-FL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 12:54 PM
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1. It costs money to bring the troops home
Edited on Mon Dec-22-08 12:54 PM by Lost-in-FL
So don't count on military budget reductions.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 12:54 PM
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2. Ummm...yes they do.
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CLG_News Donating Member (387 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 12:56 PM
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3. Well, now they're growing it for domestic use, due to Bush's policies...
Edited on Mon Dec-22-08 12:57 PM by CLG_News
of economic depression. Regardless, hopefully rebellion will finally take place.
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Ioo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 12:57 PM
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4. Welcome to "Quickest war to lose in 2012 - 101"
Play right into the meme that we are soft of National security.
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Democrats_win Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 01:04 PM
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5. Our militray budget is beyond what we need to protect America.
In fact, our bloated military couldn't protect us on 9/11 despite all we spent. Spending after 9/11 is the definition of crazy.

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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 01:05 PM
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6. For an eye-opening illustration of our military spending, watch this short
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 01:36 PM
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7. They lack both the courage and principles to do so.
They're terrified of being seen as not "tough" enough. Which is the epitome of irony.
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 01:40 PM
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8. no? to the military industrial complex? they could mihop or lihop at any moment
and i bet they would
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