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former9thward

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22. Well the military budget generally has gone up with presidents of both parties.

Reply to Mad_Machine76 (Reply #21)

Fri Oct 1, 2021, 11:22 PM

Oct 2021

On Iraq, we are still there. Obama tried to pull out and then put troops back in. The Iraq government has ordered us out and so we are supposed to be out by December 31 of this year. Hopefully we will be.

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It looks like the military-industrial complex is ramping up it's propaganda [View all] dlk Oct 2021 OP

"How are we going to pay for it??" is a question that doesn't apply to military expenses. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2021 #1

Or to tax cuts for the rich. Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #5

Big Difference WHITT Oct 2021 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2021 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author dlk Oct 2021 #3

That seems perplexing to us Mad_Machine76 Oct 2021 #6

The conversations around military spending aren't always rational dlk Oct 2021 #7

Right Mad_Machine76 Oct 2021 #9

Propaganda works dlk Oct 2021 #10

OK, I'll bite. former9thward Oct 2021 #20

Weren't some bases shut down under Clinton? Mad_Machine76 Oct 2021 #21

Well the military budget generally has gone up with presidents of both parties. former9thward Oct 2021 #22

And now that our President has... 2naSalit Oct 2021 #8

Exactly dlk Oct 2021 #11

Because it brings about control over others. 2naSalit Oct 2021 #12

It's about being able to act with impunity without any accountability dlk Oct 2021 #13

Well, yeah... 2naSalit Oct 2021 #14

You were exactly right dlk Oct 2021 #15

Yup. 2naSalit Oct 2021 #19

+1!!! BeckyDem Oct 2021 #17

Cori Bush @CoriBush: For half the cost of our annual military budget, we can have BeckyDem Oct 2021 #16

👆👆 crickets Oct 2021 #23

Bush gets to the heart of the matter dlk Oct 2021 #18