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PlanetaryOrbit

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23. Why are you asking this question with 12,000 posts?

Reply to melody (Reply #6)

Sun Oct 13, 2013, 08:24 PM

Oct 2013

Does it make a difference?

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Why does the Obama administration have $500 billion defense budgets? [View all] PlanetaryOrbit Oct 2013 OP

I heard some old conservative men talking about that today. grasswire Oct 2013 #1

Three links below with lots of info... Tx4obama Oct 2013 #2

Because we haven't had a budget in years Recursion Oct 2013 #3

Because he inherited a $700+ billion dollar defense budget bhikkhu Oct 2013 #4

The actual budget is a lot closer to $1Tn BlueStreak Oct 2013 #28

Yes, especially if you include the Dept of Energy bhikkhu Oct 2013 #34

I agree about comparitive figures BlueStreak Oct 2013 #35

Empire, it has it's logic nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #5

Why are you asking this question with only 25 posts? eom melody Oct 2013 #6

Because it's a good question? eom truebluegreen Oct 2013 #13

Which questions require how many posts? 0x0D1A seveneyes Oct 2013 #17

Why are you asking this question with 12,000 posts? PlanetaryOrbit Oct 2013 #23

Because the odd Obamacare stories were coming in fast and furious melody Oct 2013 #25

Because the defense budget is little more than a giant jobs program. A HERETIC I AM Oct 2013 #7

Correct alcibiades_mystery Oct 2013 #22

Obama ran on expanding the war in Afghanistan Cali_Democrat Oct 2013 #8

Cuz AgingAmerican Oct 2013 #9

part of it is..... dtom67 Oct 2013 #10

Because he is President of the United States. icymist Oct 2013 #11

Because of the jolly bipartisan support of American imperialism that has existed-- eridani Oct 2013 #12

We have a winner! truebluegreen Oct 2013 #14

Because republicans in the house do the spending! B Calm Oct 2013 #15

But the defense budget was still large when the Democrats had the House and Presidency. PlanetaryOrbit Oct 2013 #24

The Dems were also dealing with two unfunded wars as well during that time. Paulie Oct 2013 #27

Because Congress voted for it Spider Jerusalem Oct 2013 #16

Sing it with me: "M - I - C……" PeteSelman Oct 2013 #18

All three Prophet 451 Oct 2013 #19

Well we know the Administration fully approves Savannahmann Oct 2013 #20

It's the only Keynesian policy that can get through Congress alcibiades_mystery Oct 2013 #21

Any question about ongoing issues labelled as "OBAMA Administration" makes me wonder. n/t UTUSN Oct 2013 #26

My non-snarky answer is that Democrats are so mortally afraid they'd soil their britches indepat Oct 2013 #29

Because with the loss of good paying manufacturing jobs, another jobs program Agnosticsherbet Oct 2013 #30

Being the biggest, baddest empire on the block... 99Forever Oct 2013 #31

Because that's an assload of jobs Shivering Jemmy Oct 2013 #32

Because the country can't support $2 Trillion dollar defense budgets...yet.... Junkdrawer Oct 2013 #33

Well we did bomb Libya and were about to bomb Syria and might bomb Iran. dkf Oct 2013 #36