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What about the military contractors and their quarterly earnings reports? Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #1
Ya, that would be a great concern. fleabiscuit Feb 2014 #12
Yes ...how will they ever be able to send their kids to college? L0oniX Mar 2014 #50
Pax Americana? See Pax Romana for what happens next. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2014 #2
Great observation vlakitti Feb 2014 #19
We'll lose superpower status but remain a prosperous great power for 1000 years? WatermelonRat Feb 2014 #43
The Pax Romana lasted about 200 years. And, what's happening to us now more resembles Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2014 #44
That was just the "golden age". The Empire itself lived on as a significant power for many years. WatermelonRat Feb 2014 #45
Yet, it bankrupted itself fighting to hold on to it. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2014 #46
Although a bit dated, this vid can't be posted enough. CrispyQ Feb 2014 #3
that is some of the biggest crock of shit i've ever heard bossy22 Feb 2014 #5
.... DeSwiss Feb 2014 #10
It is 60%. What they do to make it look like less is include Social Security, which is a seperate grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #21
You need to get yourself the book "The Six Trillion Dollar War" truedelphi Feb 2014 #41
thank you. this can't be posted too frequently. cali Feb 2014 #4
B-b-but...the A10! Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #6
bigger country requires bigger military bossy22 Feb 2014 #7
LOL ~ eom fleabiscuit Feb 2014 #9
COMEDY GOLD! DUzy material. cali Feb 2014 #14
Question. ChazInAz Feb 2014 #15
Durring "Mars Attacks". L0oniX Mar 2014 #49
So this is why the US Army is getting reduced to pre-ww II levels. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #17
Can we cut a little bit of the military and still be safe from the neverforget Feb 2014 #26
I love a good military parody eShirl Feb 2014 #32
OMG! The good news is that Darth Cheney is offended at Obama over this same thing! freshwest Feb 2014 #8
, blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #11
MI Complex Has Morphed. colsohlibgal Feb 2014 #13
Peace is expensive. CFLDem Feb 2014 #16
Ukranian "protesters" smell M O N E Y . n/t cprise Feb 2014 #18
2 Billion/week for Afghanistan, and they got to cut 7 billion from food stamps??? Chart: grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #20
Wish I could refute the OP's conclusions, but the seeming irrefutable is not easily refuted indepat Feb 2014 #22
Jack, Secretary Hagel is playing the Obama game. saidsimplesimon Feb 2014 #23
Thank you swilton Feb 2014 #24
In search of enemies johnnyreb Feb 2014 #25
Empire RobertEarl Feb 2014 #27
K&R! "We need to dismantle this thing, a.s.a.p." Enthusiast Feb 2014 #28
War is very profitable malaise Feb 2014 #31
That simple malaise Feb 2014 #29
Here's a few of the things the MIC is currently building 0ff the top of my head: unhappycamper Feb 2014 #30
The average American citizen has never given this much thought. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #33
I heard we live in a 15 carrier world. unhappycamper Feb 2014 #34
I've given it a bunch Savannahmann Feb 2014 #37
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I saw another post here or on buzzflash that showed we have bases in 110 countries and the countries rwsanders Feb 2014 #38
Dude....THANKS!!! BrainDrain Feb 2014 #39
Heck, this is the reason the North Pole warms up and will soon threaten life on this planet. Amonester Feb 2014 #40
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Okay. Kick. JackRiddler Mar 2014 #48
Simple truth. Bonobo Mar 2014 #51
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"This is the reason why food stamps are cut and there's no money for energy or..." woo me with science Mar 2014 #53
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Okay, kick! JackRiddler Mar 2014 #55
Kick for "This is how to Sell... JackRiddler Mar 2014 #56
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