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Originally Posted by
rb336
"Obama proposes spending war savings that don't exist"
The right wing media - led by the Associated Press - has jumped on this one and every brain-dead right wing jackass has repeated it, only proving that none of them actually heard the speech. This was something he mentioned could be done AFTER we are done in Afghanistan.
Obama's quote from his DNC speech, "My opponent said it was ``tragic'' to end the war in Iraq, and he won't tell us how he'll end the war in Afghanistan. Well I have, and I will. And while my opponent would spend more money on military hardware that our Joint Chiefs don't even want, I will use the money we're no longerspending on war to pay down our debt and put more people back to work rebuilding roads and bridges and schools and runways.
Pay down our debts? First he has to end the deficits before cutting a penny out of the debt and he only said he would reduce deficits by $4T over ten years. How many years does he intend to be President? Anyway, the money used to pay for all the wars had to be borrowed for the wars so the President will need an extra $1T/year of revenue from somewhere and/or spending cuts to begin paying down those debts. Too bad he didn't mention specifically what he had in mind. It's good though that the President is pulling out the troops after doubling the number of troops there. Also, he failed to mention that he negotiated with Iraq to keep US troops there longer. That's three things wrong with just one paragraph in his speech.
Associated Press is right - wing?
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