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53. "This is the reason why food stamps are cut and there's no money for energy or..."

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 03:24 PM

Mar 2014

And the drive to keep stealing from the poor continues, while the military will be fed handsomely.

White House: SS cuts remain on the table
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024603578

White House 2015 budget=$26.4 billion in extra funding for Pentagon
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024602860#post1

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Reality of U.S. War Machine For World Domination [View all] JackRiddler Feb 2014 OP

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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Simple truth. Bonobo Mar 2014 #51

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