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avebury

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4. Doesn't Romney have any clue that a lot of what help to sink the USSR

Reply to bulloney (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 09:50 AM

Oct 2012

was its inability to keep pace with US Military spending? Out of control military spending can factor a lot in the downfall of a government.

Massive military spending and fighting too many wars is not good for the economy.

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