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Ken Burch

(50,254 posts) Mon Apr 15, 2013, 06:46 PM Apr 2013

Is anything LESS important that preserving the war budget?

We're out of Iraq. We're FINALLY getting out of Afghanistan(not that any good came from us staying). The Cold War is over and there's nothing out there that's likely to be the equivalent of it.

What possible justification can there be for putting cuts in spending for life BEFORE cuts in spending for death?

War is pretty much obsolete now as a way to make anything better, anyway.

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Is anything LESS important that preserving the war budget? (Original Post) Ken Burch Apr 2013 OP

We can't cut defense spending! OnyxCollie Apr 2013 #1

I'd have to say the peace budget is less important. Liberal Veteran Apr 2013 #2

OnyxCollie

(9,958 posts)

1. We can't cut defense spending!

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Mon Apr 15, 2013, 06:50 PM

Apr 2013

We've just been attacked!

MOAR WAR!!!

Liberal Veteran

(22,239 posts)

2. I'd have to say the peace budget is less important.

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Mon Apr 15, 2013, 06:54 PM

Apr 2013

Always more money for war. Never enough for our infrastructure or education or social safety nets.

We will spend ourselves into oblivion building better ways to kill each other.

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