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2016 Postmortem

Depaysement

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31. Not true

Reply to Adrahil (Reply #11)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 10:39 AM

Apr 2016

Congress was told that the Iraq War would pay for itself. That was the neocon mantra, as expressed by Wolfowitz. It was a bright, shining lie and no one except the taxpayer and thousands of American soldiers paid for that lie.

Magically, hundreds of billions were found for the War on Terror. Few cared about the expense.

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Sanders Free College Tuition Plan Is All a Lie [View all] factfinder_77 Apr 2016 OP

You got my view....n/t pantsonfire Apr 2016 #1

Excellent satire my friend aikoaiko Apr 2016 #2

you must have missed this... berniepdx420 Apr 2016 #3

Link to support claim of $28B? n/t Admiral Loinpresser Apr 2016 #4

Gotta a shocker fer ya-my kids already getting it azurnoir Apr 2016 #5

factfinder go find some facts. wendylaroux Apr 2016 #6

So you havent read Sandes plan..here is a link. factfinder_77 Apr 2016 #9

What is the return to the State on an educated population? peace13 Apr 2016 #12

If that logic worked mythology Apr 2016 #20

We have to move forward. peace13 Apr 2016 #24

I remember similar fits over ACA azurnoir Apr 2016 #28

Any obstructionism that begins and ends with 'there's no money' My Good Babushka Apr 2016 #7

Iraq War, War on Terror Depaysement Apr 2016 #8

To be fair, we didn't have that money.... Adrahil Apr 2016 #11

But Congress members voted to do it, right? peace13 Apr 2016 #25

Not true Depaysement Apr 2016 #31

It was bullshit, of course. Adrahil Apr 2016 #32

Agreed nt Depaysement Apr 2016 #33

He has explained the funding, very clearly. peace13 Apr 2016 #10

His plan is not build on bipartisan principles of cooperation and common ground factfinder_77 Apr 2016 #19

Now it's the plan? peace13 Apr 2016 #21

ObamaCare is a lie? Free K-12 is a lie? jfern Apr 2016 #13

As opposed to the average annual cost for incarceration?---which was 39 billion in 2010! Petrushka Apr 2016 #14

But,but,but...prison is an industry! peace13 Apr 2016 #22

No need for you to worry about it. TheCowsCameHome Apr 2016 #15

Let's not change anything...Keep college as expensive as possible. Armstead Apr 2016 #16

The Hillary Cult of Personality jpb33 Apr 2016 #17

Bernie's lips are moving. nt LexVegas Apr 2016 #18

Gotta love Democrats who carry the water for Republicans WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2016 #23

Then people won't send their children to those schools. Sweet Freedom Apr 2016 #26

Not exactly his plan, keep telling that lie though angrychair Apr 2016 #27

I've been saying that for a while... CrowCityDem Apr 2016 #29

You do realize that states spend money on public universities and colleges. BILLIONS in fact! Skwmom Apr 2016 #30