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Ardent15 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-04-09 07:44 PM
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The Pentagon's budget is ridiculously oversized
We spend so much money on new weapons systems and wars abroad while our infrastructure at home decays/ It's disgusting.
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leftstreet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-04-09 07:46 PM
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1. Yep
True
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HowHasItComeToThis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-04-09 07:57 PM
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7. "CUT THEM OFF" LIKE A DRUNK
BECAUSE THEY HAVE BECOME INSANE
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rusty charly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-04-09 07:50 PM
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2. Funny how 9/11 happened despite
their HUGE resources, huh?
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-04-09 07:52 PM
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3. Everything "failed". I guess we weren't spending enough.
:shrug:
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Ardent15 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-04-09 07:57 PM
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6. This isn 't the 9/11 Conspiracy Theories forum
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rusty charly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-04-09 08:28 PM
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11. No conspiracy implied.
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Oregone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-04-09 07:53 PM
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4. Like Sarah Palin's popularity
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Optical.Catalyst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-04-09 07:54 PM
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5. The Strategic Missile Defense program is a complete waste of money
Edited on Wed Feb-04-09 08:11 PM by Optical.Catalyst
President Obama should immediately move to cancel the Strategic Missile Defense program, halt production of the F-22 stealth fighter, and cancel the Reliable Replacement Warhead (nuclear).

These new weapon systems have no mission in this world.
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Ardent15 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-04-09 07:57 PM
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8. Agreed
War Pigs.
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Fovea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-04-09 08:03 PM
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9. And its mission overblown.
If our security is the issue, a much smaller, domestic self defense force and a larger air presence would be the answer.
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patrice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-04-09 08:11 PM
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10. Military spending = 55% of Bush's FY '09 Budget Proposal = RepubliCon budget demands
... and more interesting tidbits: http://www.fcnl.org/issues/issue.php?issue_id=19

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