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43. c'mon. he did not just wake up in the last few days of his presidency.
Sun Sep 1, 2013, 11:20 AM
Sep 2013

i might agree that it's hard to blame him for not taking action on day 1, but somewhere between day 1 and day 2922, he might have done something more than just give an already useless warning in a farewell address.

I fully agree! gopiscrap Aug 2013 #1
As soon as you discover a way to employ those in this industry, let us know. Otherwise kelliekat44 Sep 2013 #30
Yet we axe teacher, firefighters, snowplow drivers, et al, with nary a thought. Scuba Sep 2013 #33
I've been saying that for a long time gopiscrap Sep 2013 #35
if our fucking priorities as a nation were straight gopiscrap Sep 2013 #39
There is an easy solution to that. avebury Sep 2013 #41
He initially called it Military Industrial CONGRESSIONAL Complex leftstreet Aug 2013 #2
That's interesting, I didn't know that gopiscrap Sep 2013 #38
I mention it often, here it is . orpupilofnature57 Aug 2013 #3
Interesting, he spent his first career in the military, and then EIGHT years as President.... George II Aug 2013 #10
Kept us out of war LearningCurve Aug 2013 #17
Kept us out of war? He's the one who sent the first troops to Vietnam George II Sep 2013 #32
The new formed NSA did, and that was Truman, a mistake he regretted . orpupilofnature57 Sep 2013 #45
He Did Not Advocate Dismantling It, Unfortunately HumansAndResources Sep 2013 #25
Welcome to DU gopiscrap Sep 2013 #37
Yup I find it ironic that I as a hard core gopiscrap Sep 2013 #36
Lincoln and Roosevelt were Quote worthy, but your right , it is ironic. orpupilofnature57 Sep 2013 #44
Teddy Roosevelt was exceptional as well. eom Blanks Sep 2013 #46
That's who I meant, I believe he was the most Liberal Republican.... orpupilofnature57 Sep 2013 #47
Not to mention - national parks and the Panama Canal. eom Blanks Sep 2013 #48
Of course Teddy was only made Vice President... Blanks Sep 2013 #49
Like Smedley Butler the 1% tried to first vilify and then orpupilofnature57 Sep 2013 #51
Apparently our leaders now... Blanks Sep 2013 #52
How in the hell are you planning on doing that? nm rhett o rick Aug 2013 #4
Just exactly what I was going ask! n/t Raksha Aug 2013 #18
Congress Controls The Money HumansAndResources Sep 2013 #26
K&R DeSwiss Aug 2013 #5
So much money and power is on the line. It will take a heroic group of politicians to pull it off. reformist2 Aug 2013 #6
Any idea on how to get that done? We need to put a chicken in every pot, too! George II Aug 2013 #7
We could put a chicken, ten chickens, in every pot if we cut the Pentagon budget in sabrina 1 Sep 2013 #24
Won't happen. La Cucaracha Aug 2013 #8
um.. radiclib Aug 2013 #9
Fixed. La Cucaracha Aug 2013 #11
Welcome to DU radiclib Sep 2013 #29
Thank you. La Cucaracha Sep 2013 #31
He Was Right As Rain colsohlibgal Aug 2013 #12
OK. How do you plan to do that? (nt) Recursion Aug 2013 #13
Easy: Cutting off all funds allocated to Department of Defense Billy Love Aug 2013 #14
Sorry, I wasn't kidding Recursion Aug 2013 #15
Yes, a defense budget at 0 is a starter. Billy Love Sep 2013 #22
It's easy to imagine a clear distinction between "offensive" and "defensive" Recursion Sep 2013 #23
Easy, huh? You go first and if you do not end up like John Kennedy the rest of us will follow. Look jwirr Aug 2013 #20
I love the military, I am a marine brat and have a ton of friends in the service Crimson76 Aug 2013 #16
Your post has been said about a billion times on the Internet Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #19
k & r! n/t wildbilln864 Sep 2013 #21
He was a coward who warned us on his way out. factsarenotfair Sep 2013 #27
ike was an ass. unblock Sep 2013 #28
Some would say that post WW2 the defense complex morphed into the MIC Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #42
c'mon. he did not just wake up in the last few days of his presidency. unblock Sep 2013 #43
However, the fact remains that we need to dismantle the MIC ASAP. End of Story. nt Zorra Sep 2013 #57
If we can't afford to educate our children, to heal our sick or care for our elderly ... Scuba Sep 2013 #34
BTW: welcome to DU gopiscrap Sep 2013 #40
Some General yelling this am about not enough money given to military fadedrose Sep 2013 #50
As someone else pointed out a day or two ago, George Washington warned us Egalitarian Thug Sep 2013 #53
"Our" gov't IS the mic. Here's a mic issue that I can't get anyone to comment on... polichick Sep 2013 #54
Get rid of the production and stockpiling of landmines, cluster bombs, and flamethrowers. allprogressnow Sep 2013 #55
HOW Billie Love? Avalux Sep 2013 #56
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