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I'm willing to take that risk. Gravitycollapse Jul 2013 #1
Me too.............nt Enthusiast Jul 2013 #12
me three.. DCBob Jul 2013 #15
If Hagel says $50Billion then cut it at least $100Billion byeya Jul 2013 #22
But I thought he was the Republican that was going to make cuts possible! Bonobo Jul 2013 #2
Yeah what happened to that? avaistheone1 Jul 2013 #5
The WAR Machine SamKnause Jul 2013 #3
No, that's the severe and unacceptable effect of a Democrat seating a Republican in the cabinet. pa28 Jul 2013 #4
Like maybe the "severe" and "unacceptable" effects of using that money area51 Jul 2013 #6
Such a tool. Nominated to uphold the status quo. Democracyinkind Jul 2013 #7
They could save billions if they stopped violating the 4th amendment Cronus Protagonist Jul 2013 #8
Exactly how many billion dollar ultimate weapon programs have they reduced trimmed or eliminated? Ford_Prefect Jul 2013 #9
I have a better plan than cutting $52 Billion Sherman A1 Jul 2013 #10
You know what they won't cut? The multibillion dollar corporate welfare Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #11
Does that mean we'll stop constructing headquarters buildings we won't use? Savannahmann Jul 2013 #13
Cutting that part of the 'infrastructure' located in other countries (700+ sites bike man Jul 2013 #14
Please let this be the end of the chess messiah bullshit. TheKentuckian Jul 2013 #16
It didn't take long to disprove that theory, did it? kentuck Jul 2013 #17
I'm sure lots. I'd already seen that play in the first term and it turned out to be bull TheKentuckian Jul 2013 #31
Considering the Army found 900M reflection Jul 2013 #18
Of course it would, Catherina! Cutting one thin dime, would immeasurably damage cali Jul 2013 #19
Well there ya go. Autumn Jul 2013 #20
The cuts the Pentagon has already made so far means that... Hubert Flottz Jul 2013 #21
Yeah, to people like General Dynamics, Lockheed, General Electric, Halliburton. hobbit709 Jul 2013 #23
Looks like the military is a huge welfare program burnodo Jul 2013 #24
Maybe they should persue peace then. Coyotl Jul 2013 #25
Oooh! Bite your tongue. Some things are sacred. byeya Jul 2013 #27
Hagel is saying the Bush tax cuts are having "severe and unacceptable effects" Coyotl Jul 2013 #28
Cutting food stamps and Social Security and doubling student loan interest rates will also cause djean111 Jul 2013 #26
They should cut ten times the amount! Roll back the empire of corporations on point Jul 2013 #29
If DOD cannot absorb the $52 billion cut, wonder where those cuts will come from? indepat Jul 2013 #30
Tell me again why Hagel was the "good Republican" we could "accept"? WinkyDink Jul 2013 #32
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