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pampango

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6. If we support foreign aid, but not military aid then neither of us agrees with tea partiers.

Reply to Purveyor (Reply #5)

Mon May 6, 2013, 09:02 PM

May 2013

"Enough is never enough" when it comes to taking care of the less fortunate regardless of where they were born, where they live, what they look like or what language they speak. It's time to look out for "Number 1"; I'm tired of looking out for poor people" is not my idea of liberalism. I hear enough of that from the right.

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Billions In U.S. Aid Haven't Bought Peace In The Middle East (GRAPHIC) [View all] Purveyor May 2013 OP

War is a racket. Arctic Dave May 2013 #1

Yup. A lot of the "aid" that goes to the Middle East is actually military assistance Cali_Democrat May 2013 #2

True and a lot of Idealistic Young work for USAID..some military lawyers...etc.. KoKo May 2013 #3

Tea partiers are all over cutting foreign aid, though I'm not sure that's what you're proposing. pampango May 2013 #4

I'm absolutely suggesting we 'slash to the bone' foreign aid and I hope you are not suggesting Purveyor May 2013 #5

If we support foreign aid, but not military aid then neither of us agrees with tea partiers. pampango May 2013 #6