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rurallib

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9. a new way for the weapons industry to syphon off huge bucks from the gummint

Reply to SpankMe (Reply #7)

Thu Aug 9, 2018, 12:35 PM

Aug 2018

And it will become yet another giant black hole that will suck all our money.
Then there won't be any money for food stamps or health care or social security or vets or education or ....................

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Pence outlines plan for new Space Force by 2020 [View all] Saviolo Aug 2018 OP

Space is "crowded"? awesomerwb1 Aug 2018 #1

Believe it or not, it is MosheFeingold Aug 2018 #29

Relative to A, it's crowded. Relative to B, it's vast in its emptiness. LanternWaste Aug 2018 #30

And . . . . MosheFeingold Aug 2018 #31

I know about the junk awesomerwb1 Aug 2018 #32

Although...it looks real...this one looks ...Onionish to me..... Stuart G Aug 2018 #2

I think Donald just wanted an excuse to use the phrase "Seperate but equal" Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2018 #15

sad that Mattis is going along with this. riversedge Aug 2018 #3

Is he a scientist? This is the admin that scrubbed the word science from every source it could. notdarkyet Aug 2018 #5

Better than spending on stupid healthcare right? n/t hibbing Aug 2018 #4

the military industrial complex elmac Aug 2018 #6

Yeah - this space force thing is a load of horse shit. SpankMe Aug 2018 #7

a new way for the weapons industry to syphon off huge bucks from the gummint rurallib Aug 2018 #9

I'm trying to imagine Joe Biden making that same speech. I can't. lamp_shade Aug 2018 #8

Infinity and Beyond......................... turbinetree Aug 2018 #10

They all need to read the plaque we left on the moon. Mr.Bill Aug 2018 #11

The first time I saw this today PatSeg Aug 2018 #12

We already have a Space Force. Srkdqltr Aug 2018 #13

Dumb. Dumb. Dumb. Dumb. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2018 #14

My nomination for Secretary of the Space Force ..... marble falls Aug 2018 #16

Will its forces be called "Space cadets?" CTyankee Aug 2018 #17

Those'll be the students at the Space Academy. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2018 #23

Space, the final boondoggle.....n/t bronxiteforever Aug 2018 #18

The USAF will fight this tooth and nail. Scurrilous Aug 2018 #19

Yep. paleotn Aug 2018 #22

Did the Army fight in 1947, when the Army's Air Corps was split off ... JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2018 #24

Tooth and nail.... paleotn Aug 2018 #37

Space Force - USA Equinox Moon Aug 2018 #20

"...Congress - not the president-would need to authorize a new military service" Equinox Moon Aug 2018 #21

I've figured it out...with a pencil and a pad I HAVE FIGURED IT OUT.... Stuart G Aug 2018 #25

And it was also a movie with Doris day lunasun Aug 2018 #45

Space force get the red out Aug 2018 #26

Where's the money Solo? djacq Aug 2018 #27

We should make robots like the Cylons.... Delarage Aug 2018 #28

Has to be military Bayard Aug 2018 #33

Maybe we could combine the funds for Trump's most genius ideas... jcgoldie Aug 2018 #34

How ironic Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2018 #35

This shit makes my head hurt. Hotler Aug 2018 #36

Wait until Trump puts a tariff on space and skims the fees bucolic_frolic Aug 2018 #38

This Ought To Be Pretty Cheap ProfessorGAC Aug 2018 #39

As I saw on Twitter today: Saviolo Aug 2018 #40

Nice Find!!! (eom) ProfessorGAC Aug 2018 #44

hell yes! at last, a proper place... bringthePaine Aug 2018 #41

A shiny Gish Gallop intended to waste our time. maxsolomon Aug 2018 #42

This is gonna be great! bluedigger Aug 2018 #43

Yes - I suggest a base on the Sun first. Le Gaucher Aug 2018 #46

Yes! Saviolo Aug 2018 #47