Quiz time..... ( with answer link, never fear)

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. What per cent of the Federal budget last year ( on the record, anyhow) did the military get?

2. How many bases do we have in Iraq?

Give it your best answer if you would, pls. then see below for link to answers at alternet.

http://tinyurl.com/dlelwp

Those with high blood pressure might want to take the usual precautions.

[drmeow]

1. Holy F**K!

I guessed the % of the budget high (I thought about 60) but had the # of bases WAY low.

[leftstreet]

2. "Occupation Rebranded" - ouch

And how the hell can there be that many US installations in Iraq? The country isn't very big.

Damn

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. Maybe someone here can tell us what constitutes a "base"

I was shocked too at the number.
I don't doubt the source of the info, tho.

Between the military and the bankers, we are pretty much broke.

[leftstreet]

5. Yeah, it's weird

The article says approx 50 'bases,' and refers to the rest as 'installations.'

Wtf are those 200+ 'installations?'

Burger Kings?

:shrug:

How to dismantle or hand over the 283 U.S. installations in Iraq (including more than 50 large military bases); What to do with the 160,000-plus private U.S. contractors in Iraq; Who will provide security for the massive -- and likely expanding -- army of diplomats deployed in the country at the monstrous U.S. embassy in Baghdad?

[Are_grits_groceries]

4. I got the money right, but

I was waaaaay off on the bases.

[Mari333]

6. clusterfuck of the nth degree

and more on the way in afghanistan!!

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. Yeah, right....I gotta go look up the number of THOSE..

anybody wanna guess about Afghanistan???????

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. Found a great read of Afghanistan bases and purposes.

From Aisa Times: ( a 2005 report, all the more interesting for McCain/Hillary role at the time)

http://tinyurl.com/djvzlb

[Contrary1]

9. I guessed 52% (really, I did)...what a pleasant surprise to find that I was wrong.

:sarcasm: