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53. Obama apologists. Redefining war since 2009.

Reply to Fred Sanders (Reply #48)

Wed Jan 28, 2015, 04:28 PM

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Obama is about to ask for the largest Pentagon budget in history [View all] n2doc Jan 2015 OP

Thanks, Obama! This is absolutely necessary to protect us from the terrorists! dissentient Jan 2015 #1

What's more, Turbineguy Jan 2015 #77

Well that will probably be passed with bi-partisan support. nt Malraiders Jan 2015 #2

Hooray for bi-fartisanshit! Art_from_Ark Jan 2015 #70

More American Exceptionalism™ GeorgeGist Jan 2015 #3

Kind of gives you a warm feeling.... Autumn Jan 2015 #4

"Likely ask".....based on a preliminary Pentagon wish list? Please proceed with the outrage.... Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #5

But, Fred, having ended 2 wars, etc elias49 Jan 2015 #21

I will wait until Obama speaks, not upon hearing of speech by others with an agenda who speak for him without his consent. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #24

The money is for war AgingAmerican Jan 2015 #25

Um, we have been at war the whole time he has been in office. Vattel Jan 2015 #38

None of those are wars, those are skirmishes. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #48

Obama apologists. Redefining war since 2009. DesMoinesDem Jan 2015 #53

Am I on the right site? Is this DU? Better double check the URL..... Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #55

Let me check the url. Just as I thought, it's not redefiningwar.com DesMoinesDem Jan 2015 #59

Ditto. That was my original point. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #62

We have military fighting in both Afghanistan and Iraq. former9thward Jan 2015 #58

Care to eat crow? n2doc Jan 2015 #82

Why do you care if Fred Sanders dines on crows? 7 percent over "sequester levels." Do the math, all the math, save a crow. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #83

Sacred. A HERETIC I AM Feb 2015 #96

Yuck. bigwillq Jan 2015 #6

We spent a 12 years fighting for freedom...where is the dividend???? HereSince1628 Jan 2015 #7

The dividend is AgingAmerican Jan 2015 #26

As long as people can post bitterly sarcastic barbs on message boards Dreamer Tatum Jan 2015 #8

More bitter than sarcastic in my opinion. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #11

Waste. Owl Jan 2015 #9

The military and its offshoots are 0-2 in the past 10 years (having lost both KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #10

Unpatriotic! Go and see American Sniper immediately, that will fix you up, and get those patriotic dissentient Jan 2015 #12

Yeah! F4lconF16 Jan 2015 #13

Have to buy new military equipment to free up the old Amishman Jan 2015 #14

+1 leveymg Jan 2015 #51

Wait! Wait! Wait a doggone second here.... Roland99 Jan 2015 #15

But we don't have the money to repair infrastructure abelenkpe Jan 2015 #16

Frustrating. Very, very frustrating LanternWaste Jan 2015 #17

Not a defense of our budget, but do you REALLY trust the Russia/China numbers? 7962 Jan 2015 #29

You will of course, supply us with objective, peer-reviewed numbers LanternWaste Jan 2015 #34

I simply asked, do you TRUST what their govts say they're spending. 7962 Jan 2015 #46

While we're at it... MattSh Jan 2015 #47

A more accurate measurement is the % of the GDP allocated to defense spending Lurks Often Jan 2015 #68

We have another cost here... freebrew Jan 2015 #66

Certainly there's wasteful spending, but at least most of it stays here 7962 Jan 2015 #69

The name of this chart is "A Portrait of Lunacy". nt ladjf Jan 2015 #31

Well, Newest Reality Jan 2015 #18

He'll be alright. Baitball Blogger Jan 2015 #19

inflation-adjusted? i don't quite believe that... ND-Dem Jan 2015 #20

He's owned... we're fucked... this country will continue to degrade into a shithole... n/t whatchamacallit Jan 2015 #22

This keeps a lot of uneducated young men and women employed. This is part of our welfare system, Pisces Jan 2015 #23

Lack of education means you don't get in. braddy Jan 2015 #32

Remembering that Bush kept the two invasions off the budget, I wonder if it is any actual record. rgbecker Jan 2015 #27

That he is so willing to keep shoveling insane amounts of money hifiguy Jan 2015 #28

He may have made a good sounding State of the Union Address, ladjf Jan 2015 #30

Of course that is exactly what Republicans might want to say to deflect??? Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #49

I'm not concerned about what the Republicans might say. ladjf Jan 2015 #85

Sure, you can say you voted for Godzilla on the Internet and of course it must be true... Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #86

I've been posting for over ten years on DU. You are the first person ladjf Jan 2015 #89

The protection of vast amounts of Alaska, outraging the oil companies, runs counter to your conclusions. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #90

The administration indicated that this was its plan back in early 2014 onenote Jan 2015 #33

Oh... it's all good then... whatchamacallit Jan 2015 #42

Did I say that? onenote Jan 2015 #64

helpful when putting down unrest of the common rabble in the USA nt msongs Jan 2015 #35

Hooray! I was beginning to feel a little unsafe. progressoid Jan 2015 #36

If the United States handed out 500 billion a year Gary 50 Jan 2015 #37

^^^ THIS! ^^^ whatchamacallit Jan 2015 #43

///1000\\\\ G_j Jan 2015 #67

This is what I keep telling you about Obama. Enthusiast Jan 2015 #39

Wonderful news. Octafish Jan 2015 #40

Pro Bowl flyover jakeXT Jan 2015 #63

And this is why we can't have nice things, kids. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2015 #41

The defense contractors get the money and we get neverforget Jan 2015 #57

Wonder who is gonna lose their peas, in order to pay for this. djean111 Jan 2015 #44

+10000000 woo me with science Feb 2015 #95

Insanity colsohlibgal Jan 2015 #45

well is not the budget increasing every year anyway ? its not like it ever goes down. nt. drray23 Jan 2015 #50

While the ann--- Jan 2015 #52

well isn't that special Skittles Jan 2015 #54

"The war is waged by the ruling group against its own subjects, and Karmadillo Jan 2015 #56

There is an easier way JonLP24 Jan 2015 #60

I would rather see more money go to veterans' care and active duty paychecks. lpbk2713 Jan 2015 #61

General Dempsey, the essay-contest fellow: "conflict is timeless". johnnyreb Jan 2015 #65

$$$$$MIC$$$$$ workinclasszero Jan 2015 #71

The Republicans in Congress HAVE to pass it, or else they will be accused of cutting the defense . . Major Hogwash Jan 2015 #72

What happened to the deficit? daredtowork Jan 2015 #73

+1 CountAllVotes Jan 2015 #76

Is this why there are so many homeless nilesobek Jan 2015 #74

About "Rare" from their own website ... NanceGreggs Jan 2015 #75

If he winds up requesting the biggest military budget, will you post an opinion here on DU about it? Bonobo Jan 2015 #78

Oh, probably not. NanceGreggs Jan 2015 #91

What’s under reported polynomial Jan 2015 #79

This money is needed for what???? to protect our jobless economy? coyote Jan 2015 #80

Lies upon lies upon lies. What was that pretty speech last year woo me with science Jan 2015 #81

You have to keep the military in the military...there are not enough jobs out here yet. nt kelliekat44 Jan 2015 #84

More war! More war! More war! More war! n/t Hotler Jan 2015 #87

What is the percentantage of the overall budget? Renew Deal Jan 2015 #88

Kick for Third Way LIES and warmongering woo me with science Jan 2015 #92

Third Way: Watch what they DO, not what they say. woo me with science Feb 2015 #93

kick again for rhetoric versus actions woo me with science Feb 2015 #94

Watch what they do, not what they say. woo me with science Feb 2015 #97

kick woo me with science Feb 2015 #98