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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:38 PM Nov 2012

Pull the troops. Cut off all money. Problem solved....

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Pull the troops. Cut off all money. Problem solved.... (Original Post) Playinghardball Nov 2012 OP

Not to mention it would cut one of the world's largest carbon polluters. Gregorian Nov 2012 #1

The trouble is set intentions Nov 2012 #2

the military is a huge employer Viva_La_Revolution Nov 2012 #3

Gregorian

(23,867 posts)

1. Not to mention it would cut one of the world's largest carbon polluters.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:53 PM

Nov 2012

It's a win win that I'm afraid would cost Obama his life if he really did it. I hate posting things like this, but someone has to say it. I fear the conservatives and their violent ways.

set intentions

(8 posts)

2. The trouble is

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 03:05 PM

Nov 2012

Obama is the Commander-in-Chief. He is the Decider in that realm. Why didn't he pull out all troops around the world on Day 1?

I know the answer: he didn't get to be President for nuthin'.

Viva_La_Revolution

(28,791 posts)

3. the military is a huge employer

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 03:21 PM

Nov 2012

what do we do with 1.5 million unemployed soldiers. 1.5 million more are in the Reserve branches.. do we keep them?

While I wish we could bring them all home right now and spend the money elsewhere, we do have to be realistic about the way we do things.

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