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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 09:20 AM Original message |
Why is the Most Wasteful Government Agency Not Part of the Deficit Discussion? |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
1. Secretary Gates was not very cooperative with *real* defense cuts, and defense cuts are... |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
2. Because it's the one the Congress most hates to give up. |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
3. If they did their contributions from the defense lobby would dry up. |
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The Big Vetolski (436 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
4. President Eisenhower warned us of the growing power of the MIC |
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_ed_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
5. The Defense Contractors that own Obama |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 06:23 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Weak...eom |
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_ed_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 09:20 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Go away...eom |
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somone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
6. Recommended |
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blkmusclmachine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
7. Because it would solve "The Imminent Crisis," |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
8. Because defense waste supports a lot of working-class conservatives |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 06:39 AM Response to Original message |
10. recommend |
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N.Y. to Paris (36 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-10-11 07:11 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Let's see...... |
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