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8. Good on FDL

Fri Jan 6, 2012, 03:16 PM

Jan 2012

Empire is our biggest problem after environmental destruction and global climate change.

I am so glad some of the press has balls enough to bring the truth. The rest of the media is hog-swallowing.

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FDL: Obama’s Pentagon Strategy: A Leaner, More Efficient Empire [View all] Luminous Animal Jan 2012 OP

Does everything get a bad spin? SunsetDreams Jan 2012 #1

At FireDogLake, it does. TheWraith Jan 2012 #3

Lunatic is being so overused, I now read it as "someone I disagree with but I Luminous Animal Jan 2012 #5

And of course the irony of using a GOP talking point like "lunatic Green Party Member" villager Jan 2012 #14

I have personally never heard a Republican or GOP operative ever mention the Green Party emulatorloo Jan 2012 #37

Gosh, well if *you personally* have never heard it, that negates all the times I've been called such villager Jan 2012 #83

Lunatic Green Party members like Medea Benjamin who was often the only dissenting voice EFerrari Jan 2012 #53

Edited to add the link... Luminous Animal Jan 2012 #4

here's the link Enrique Jan 2012 #7

There's downsizing and then there's "downsizing" JackRiddler Jan 2012 #25

+1 Luminous Animal Jan 2012 #38

Obama could announce a cure for cancer and FDL would assume he is promoting a drug for big pharma. DCBob Jan 2012 #74

Classic FDL: Find something to bash Obama about no matter the subject. TheWraith Jan 2012 #2

Good on FDL BeFree Jan 2012 #8

Yes, a black lining to be found in every silver cloud frazzled Jan 2012 #9

Right, ProSense Jan 2012 #6

He is reducing the growth of the defense budget primarily with personnel Luminous Animal Jan 2012 #10

And ProSense Jan 2012 #11

Shifting the killing from "boots on the ground" to drone bombing Luminous Animal Jan 2012 #13

And ProSense Jan 2012 #17

The same that the author's are referring to is this... Luminous Animal Jan 2012 #19

Well, ProSense Jan 2012 #22

I don't know the context of the nuclear arsenal cuts in question. Nevernose Jan 2012 #63

Well, good BeFree Jan 2012 #12

But ProSense Jan 2012 #15

He is calling for a decrease in growth. Luminous Animal Jan 2012 #16

Yeah, ProSense Jan 2012 #18

It won't happen BeFree Jan 2012 #21

Seriously ProSense Jan 2012 #23

You get it!! BeFree Jan 2012 #24

Hmmm? ProSense Jan 2012 #28

Nice spin BeFree Jan 2012 #30

It's amazing - it's so normal that being just under $700 billion JackRiddler Jan 2012 #33

Unfortunately Republicans don't feel safe unless we spend copious amounts of money that think Jan 2012 #78

The problem here is bipartisan. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #79

No disagreement there. Bush nearly doubled the war budget and Dems should not feel obligated think Jan 2012 #82

Can ProSense Jan 2012 #34

No Not accurate BeFree Jan 2012 #35

Maybe ProSense Jan 2012 #36

But Clinton wasn't fighting 2 MAJOR WARS either. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #77

Cuts in future growth projections are not cuts. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #26

What? ProSense Jan 2012 #29

So to quote you, which is it, "cut spending" or "slow growth"?! JackRiddler Jan 2012 #31

Here: ProSense Jan 2012 #46

I'm sorry, that doesn't answer the question. Perhaps I should be more specific. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #58

Well ProSense Jan 2012 #66

ah, I see FDL links are making a comeback Whisp Jan 2012 #20

No substantive dealing with the critiques. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #27

An analogy: I have read several Glenn Beck rants. They are full of fact twisting, half-truths, emulatorloo Jan 2012 #39

Military spending will remain at or above current levels. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #41

Excellent post. nt woo me with science Jan 2012 #50

They never went away. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #32

Lying low is what they want. You have to stand your ground. joshcryer Jan 2012 #48

It's not about Obama, every US President is in the business of maintaing the US Empire. Puregonzo1188 Jan 2012 #40

Yes, of course. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #42

Funny, when Bush was President there all these posts about how many US bases around the world, list Puregonzo1188 Jan 2012 #55

FDL = LOL jpak Jan 2012 #43

a content free post paulk Jan 2012 #44

Wow ProSense Jan 2012 #45

and you have nothing to say paulk Jan 2012 #52

Well, ProSense Jan 2012 #57

You are correct, of course. nt woo me with science Jan 2012 #49

"Attack them on their strengths" - rove would be proud bhikkhu Jan 2012 #47

why would you assume it's "our side"? paulk Jan 2012 #54

55-60% of Democrats in the House vote against the MIC, consistently. joshcryer Jan 2012 #61

If I laid out a dream-list of demands and expectations in 2008 bhikkhu Jan 2012 #70

sometimes it seems to me that the "real world" paulk Jan 2012 #72

Its the direction that's important bhikkhu Jan 2012 #73

I take small comfort in this change of strategy paulk Jan 2012 #81

The Iraq War ended BECAUSE THE IRAQIS THREW US OUT! Puregonzo1188 Jan 2012 #56

That assumes that McCain would've listened to them, which he would not have. joshcryer Jan 2012 #59

Obama tried really hard to keep US troops in longer, but couldn't get immunity. Puregonzo1188 Jan 2012 #60

I disagree. He proposed it, it went through the discussions, it was denied. joshcryer Jan 2012 #65

He didn't try hard at all - that's pretty obvious in retrospect bhikkhu Jan 2012 #68

This ProSense Jan 2012 #69

Speaking of McCain ProSense Jan 2012 #67

If those meddling kids at wikileaks hadn't shown that damn video we'd still be spreading democracy think Jan 2012 #76

It's sort of surprising that this piece doesn't talk about Obama's fondness for JSOC EFerrari Jan 2012 #51

FDL = Faux Democrat League MjolnirTime Jan 2012 #62

To a leaner more efficient empire! Doesn't look much different, except it costs more. K&R (nt) T S Justly Jan 2012 #64

I think if FDL wants to retain credibility they need to support Jill Stein. joshcryer Jan 2012 #71

This is a major shift in policy from previous administrations. DCBob Jan 2012 #75

Trans: We're still going to give loads of money to the MIC but say we're not. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2012 #80