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04-11-2011, 09:39 AM
The Unites States, with costly military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, increased spending by 2.8 percent to $698 billion -- about six times as much as China, the second-biggest spender ahead of Britain, France and Russia. In 2009, U.S. spending grew 7.7 percent.
Global military spending hits high but growth slows
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/10/us-military-spending-idUSTRE73937Y20110410


700 Billion...Yet, neither party can find a place to cut spending.
Then they have MSM whip everyone into a frenzy over a possible "Government shutdown".

In the end, they end up agreeing to cut 38 billion to avoid a "crisis".

We are being played like a deck of cards.

vita3
04-11-2011, 09:52 AM
& that is the real problem of America.

acptulsa
04-11-2011, 09:56 AM
How, again, are the three small and remote countries we're in life-and-death struggles with, even collectively, a bigger threat to our security than this debt? I seem to be unclear on the concept...

HOLLYWOOD
04-11-2011, 10:12 AM
Don't forget US military weapons sales to the globe, last year $40 BILLION (new record).

Don't forget, that over half of the US Department of State's budget goes to laundering US funds through foreign nations into buying those US weapons.

ex-Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak orders for F-15E Strike Eagles were disapproved by the U.S. on Israel's objection. Mubarak went to the Russians to purchase $3+ billion in Mig-29/SU-35Ms (that was US ESF Cash)... next thing you know, Mubarak is out by CFR/CIA instigated rebellion.

Same goes for Qaddafi. Obama has recently approved the purchase of $1.1+ Billion in Russian MI-17/21 helicopters for Afghanistan force (our tax dollars in a backroom deal). This is retribution for the loss of $4+ Billion in military sales the Libyan government ordered with Russia(BEFORE) the rebellion started in Libya.

Military Industrial Complex: Extremely Powerful Lobby partner's in crime with DOD, DOS, Executive Branch.

acptulsa
04-11-2011, 10:16 AM
Sixty years of admiring Eisenhower but refusing to listen to him.

vita3
04-11-2011, 10:21 AM
Rand & Ron should be all over this.