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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Tue Sep 19, 2017, 12:27 PM Sep 2017

Pro war machine [View all]

I get so discouraged when our Senators vote like this.

U.S. Senate Backs Massive Increase In Military Spending

As voting continued, the vote in the Republican-controlled chamber was 79-8 for the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2018, or NDAA, which authorizes the level of defense spending and sets policies controlling how the money is spent.

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_59c051cfe4b0f22c4a8c0577

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Pro war machine [View all] SHRED Sep 2017 OP

It's one reason my support for the party has waned over the years. --nt CrispyQ Sep 2017 #1

there's ALWAYS money for killing machines....never enough for humanitarian. spanone Sep 2017 #2

Our country is sick. SHRED Sep 2017 #7

Yet we cant afford healthcare WinstonSmith00 Sep 2017 #3

They vote for military... SHRED Sep 2017 #6

They vote to kill our military WinstonSmith00 Sep 2017 #11

Three recs on this thread, yet countless threads bashing Bernie for not being a dem. CrispyQ Sep 2017 #4

Pretty quiet SHRED Sep 2017 #5

Only 4 Democrats HarmonyRockets Sep 2017 #8

Money goes to contractors and "commands", not the troops. haele Sep 2017 #9

80 BILLION dollar increase WinstonSmith00 Sep 2017 #10

Who will fight your wars... CanSocDem Sep 2017 #12

I can understand why both my Rhode Island Senators voted yes hack89 Sep 2017 #13

And it is a complicated issue. But you can be sure of one thing, this vote and a couple others Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #14