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Senate Votes Down Military BoondogglePosted on Jul 21, 2009
One politician’s jobs program is another’s “inexcusable waste of money.” Luckily for the taxpayer, that’s how Barack Obama feels about the F-22 strike fighter, a plane Congress has been pushing over the military’s objections. After Obama threatened a veto, the Senate voted not to fund the jet, which was designed to fight the Soviets. Military industrialists need not worry. The U.S. still spends more money on its military than the rest of the world combined.
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By Folktruther, July 22, 2009 at 7:02 pm Link to this comment
I find suspicious that there is no comparison by truthdig with the amount of the present budget compared to last year’s budget. I would bet that indicates that it has increases.
Report thisBy Northrups Terrorism, July 21, 2009 at 9:59 pm Link to this comment
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This is a drop in the bucket, billions more are pilfered on other pointless defense stupidities. Not sure why this made the news, this incredibly expensive plane should have died in 1990. It’s unbelievable people weren’t peeing themselves with laughter as Obama said “inexcusable waste of money” .
Report thisThey burned through another stack of bills in Iraq and Afghanistan yesterday, but that’s all an “excusable waste.”
By ckasnick, July 21, 2009 at 7:58 pm Link to this comment
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As cool of and airplane the F-22 is ,it cant overcome todays electronic environment in the battle field. In plain words THE PLANE CAN NOT FLY IN COMBAT.
Report thisBy skulz fontaine, July 21, 2009 at 6:52 pm Link to this comment
Well, what in the hell is the war machine going to do now?
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