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Originally posted by SlowwHand
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"you break it, you fix it"
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We've been trying to fix the damn place for 7 years now. Going in was a mistake; staying as long as we did was another. Stationing over a hundred thousand soldiers in Iraq is an expenditure well out of proportion to the benefits to us OR the Iraqis.
Now if only we could get out of Afghanistan, too
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No, the problem was getting Iraqi personnel to come out of hiding.Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ BraindeadComment
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Elect another republican dip**** as president and I am sure he will try to move all afghan forces 2000 km southOriginally posted by Kuciwalker View PostNow if only we could get out of Afghanistan, too
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Were there any 'leaving forever' messages?BlahComment
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Okinawa and Baghdad hookersOriginally posted by Boris Godunov View Post
"Just puttin on the foil" - Jeff Hanson
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Though that raises a provocative question: why are we still in Japan, Germany, and Korea? Why are we still structured to fight the Cold War? Will our defense spending ever return to levels comparable to those of pre-WWII?"My nation is the world, and my religion is to do good." --Thomas Paine
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Unlikely in the medium term. But never say never...Will our defense spending ever return to levels comparable to those of pre-WWII?I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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No, because after WWII we realized we had to stay prepared. It took us a long time to build up enough forces to fight world war II when we finally decided to get involved.Originally posted by Guynemer View PostIf there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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No, dufus, we kept up our forces after WW2 because of the Soviet Union, and in the intervening time until its collapse the massive standing army became an institution more pernicious than Medicare or whichever social program you hate the most.Comment
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Big government Hauldren Collider rides to the rescueOriginally posted by Hauldren Collider View Post
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No, it doesn't work like that.
Also, unoriginal troll
My viewpoint on defense spending is entirely consistent with my viewpoint on general public spending, since the military is a public good.If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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I just appreciate the irony of "fiscal conservatives" defending a bloated military budget.Comment
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I didn't say it shouldn't be reduced, just not to pre-WWII comparable levels.
Having airbases in Japan, Germany, etc is INCREDIBLY USEFUL. My understanding is we get our money's worth from being able to launch bombers from there.If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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