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$400 billion......

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
.......The proposed new US defence budget which doesn't even include the costs for the occupation of Iraq....

That figure is up with some of the highest Cold War levels. Also the Britain at the peak of Empire spent about 2.5% GDP on defence, the US is now at about 4%, thats 60% more.......

What do you think this move signals....?

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  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    It signals big time corruption Toad. A lot of that increased budget is making its way back into the bank accounts of Bush, Rumsfeld, Cheney, et al. in the form of kickbacks from the juicy fatcat Pentagon contracts being given to Haliburton, the Carlyle Group and others.

    Meanwhile the nation grazes on, content to be fleeced to bankruptcy by this corrupt cadre of crony capitalists!
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Well I did see an article recently of people protesting about welfare cuts and defence hikes so maybe some people can see through it.......
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Also i should note that the vast majority of this budget is for conventional warfare, fighter jets, submarines etc not the anti-terrorist stuff, a lot of that is in the CIA and FBI budgets anyway........
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Precisely, those are the main platforms designed and built by the major US arms contractors and thus, with seats on the boards of those companies or consultational relationships with them, Bush and co are raking it in personally through the back door.
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