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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 12:32 PM Original message |
Obama Plans to Shrink War Spending Over 25% Next Yr-$42 Billion Cut from Military-Industrial Complex |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. This is big/good news! I think the defense budget is the ONLY area |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. Only 25%? |
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Pisces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 12:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. I posted too late, there you are. |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 04:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
24. Don't start with the "only" shit. 25% over 1 year would be enormous. |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 08:42 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. it doesn't happen until 2012 |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 10:49 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Yea, of course, its 2011 now. Thats how budgets work. |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 11:00 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. the "savings" are based on projected troop decreases |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-25-11 07:45 PM Response to Reply #24 |
49. It's NOT 25% |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 12:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. why, he needs to cut it 125% silly. |
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UrbScotty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 04:11 PM Response to Reply #7 |
20. ROFL! (nt) |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 12:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. I'm not an Obama basher. |
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earthside (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 12:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Checking in. |
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Hoyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 01:57 PM Response to Reply #3 |
16. Not a basher, but why not adopt Catfood Commission recommendation of $100 Billion cut in military? |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 04:23 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. It's a good start. The budget commission recommended $100 billion by 2015. |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 04:39 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. Its 42 billion OVER ONE YEAR. |
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Pisces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 06:58 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Why are you being rational???? People want to be outraged!!! Nothing will ever be good enough. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 12:14 AM Response to Reply #26 |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 03:29 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. They are phantoms in your own mind. |
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BklnDem75 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 04:32 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Probably when they start calling him corrupt |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. woohoo! |
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golfguru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
6. Good start...but needs to cut much more |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 12:42 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. thats far easier said than done you know. |
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golfguru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 12:54 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Yes how well do I know |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 11:22 PM Response to Reply #6 |
41. The US debt to China is less than a trillion dollars |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
10. GOOD! Keep it up! |
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lanlady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
13. about friggin' time |
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cantbeserious (270 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
14. Why Did Obama Wait So Long? |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
15. K&R. Takes courage to do that. War is such a major profit center for the USA. |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
17. A big K&R. Thank you Mr. President. |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
19. Great! K&R...nt |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
21. Good news so far |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
27. Come on, how can we NOT be behind this? |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
29. BULLSHIT headline!!! |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 12:26 AM Response to Reply #29 |
35. What are you calling "war budget"? |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 10:53 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. The true war budget is approx. $1.3 Trillion per year |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 11:26 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. If you're counting all of those things, a reduction by 4% is pretty good |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-25-11 07:38 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. We haven't finished with anyone... |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 11:38 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. I love this manufacturing reasons to continue to be outraged with Obama B.S. |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-25-11 07:40 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. 1.3 Trillion Fucking Dollars a Year!!! |
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trayNTP (108 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-23-11 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
30. Hopefully not on the backs of soldiers and veterans |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 10:54 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. We don't need so many |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-25-11 12:42 AM Response to Reply #39 |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 12:15 AM Response to Original message |
34. Something I hadn't thought about came up on Ed Schultz radio show the other day. |
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mucifer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 10:56 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. Yes, but them not being killed or killing others would be a good thing. nt |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-25-11 07:45 PM Response to Reply #34 |
48. There's plenty of "work" available |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
36. kick |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
37. Good start. Just keep that ball rolling. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-25-11 07:42 AM Response to Original message |
45. Now, if this were the total Pentagon budget we could get somewhere... |
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