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69. Certainly there's wasteful spending, but at least most of it stays here

Thu Jan 29, 2015, 09:42 PM

Jan 2015

And people working for defense dept related companies are also pretty well paid. Comparing to countries that you say build their own stuff, the old saying "you get what you pay for" comes to mind. Sure, we've had expensive failures, but overall we have the best equipment in the world. Slave wages get you crap products.

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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

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The money is for war AgingAmerican Jan 2015 #25

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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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+1 CountAllVotes Jan 2015 #76

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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

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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

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

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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

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