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patrice

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6. That $2Trillion is probably to go to Machine-Wars owned & operated by private Wars 'r' U.S.

Reply to Scuba (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 12:22 PM

Jul 2012

I fear Americans will be fatally attracted to this idea that all we need is enough drones, some perhaps eventually even to carry smaller "more usable" little nuclear weapons, because that won't have the high political costs of troops dying.

Gone is the moral integrity of saying, TTE, "_____________ is so important that I choose freely to put my own blood on the line for it, to face other free individuals making the same choice."

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Military BEWARE: Romney’s BIG Economic Plan? CUTTING MILITARY PAY AND BENEFITS [View all] Segami Jul 2012 OP

medicare for all would take care of the health benefits costs part of this system nt msongs Jul 2012 #1

1++++++ patrice Jul 2012 #7

any military budget cut is a good budget cut... mike_c Jul 2012 #2

There's no budget cut, just shifting. Romney endorsed the Paul Ryan budget with $2Trillion more ... Scuba Jul 2012 #3

That $2Trillion is probably to go to Machine-Wars owned & operated by private Wars 'r' U.S. patrice Jul 2012 #6

Cuts Should Be In Force Size And Deployment, Sir The Magistrate Jul 2012 #4

oh I totally agree... mike_c Jul 2012 #15

K&R patrice Jul 2012 #5

It's almost funny how everybodys' pay needs to be corrected toddwv Jul 2012 #8

Thanks for the thread but grantcart Jul 2012 #9

From the Congressional Budget Office Segami Jul 2012 #11

It is misleading at best grantcart Jul 2012 #14

Some more great information from the article: Live and Learn Jul 2012 #10

Sending this article to my Mittwit brother who thinks Live and Learn Jul 2012 #12

Perhaps they'll go straight to private contracting, and they'll make more money. freshwest Jul 2012 #13