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DirkGently

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3. We've seen enough to conclude that one Democratic President isn't enough

Reply to Bjorn Against (Original post)

Thu Aug 29, 2013, 09:59 PM

Aug 2013

... to change the culture of insane military spending and the corresponding warfare required to justify it.

The fact that Washington in general feel they can straight-facedly claim we must radically alter Social Security and dispense with infrastructure and healthcare reform (just reform) because we cannot afford them, while simultaneously spending more than the next 10 highest countries COMBINED on "defense" tells us most of what we need to know here.

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The Pentagon is totally out of control and it is time that something is finally done to rein it in [View all] Bjorn Against Aug 2013 OP

Reining in the Pentagon is going to be tough Warpy Aug 2013 #1

"We can only hope our "enemies" are more humane than we have been." Amonester Aug 2013 #8

Quibble Warpy Aug 2013 #10

Apologies (English is not my natural language). Amonester Aug 2013 #13

It's actually my second one Warpy Aug 2013 #16

Yes, like all foreign ones, but it's easier than French (mine). Amonester Aug 2013 #18

Dontchathink we need to vote Goldman Sachs out of office first? n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #2

I do (and most of us here do), but who do you think would be called to vote Amonester Aug 2013 #9

We've seen enough to conclude that one Democratic President isn't enough DirkGently Aug 2013 #3

Depends on the definition of 'Democratic' FiveGoodMen Aug 2013 #19

k&r... spanone Aug 2013 #4

Cutting the budget is a good first step bhikkhu Aug 2013 #5

It's interesting to note that when the Pentagon building was completed A HERETIC I AM Aug 2013 #6

If you're referring to Syria...the Pentagon isn't driving the bus. TwilightGardener Aug 2013 #7

The nomination and confirmation of a Republican as Secretary of Defense in a Democratic indepat Aug 2013 #11

K&R DeSwiss Aug 2013 #12

The original Die Hard... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #15

The Pentagon doesn't answer to us SHRED Aug 2013 #14

"If we really want to change the system we can not rely on the President . . ." DLnyc Aug 2013 #17

CHALMERS JOHNSON - American Empire 7wo7rees Aug 2013 #20

K&R woo me with science Aug 2013 #21