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Tag Archives: Iraq
All the Bad News That Fits
“I met a girl who sang the blues, and I asked her for some happy news. She just smiled and turned away.” In the latest episode of “As the Debt Ceiling Turns”; Boehner walks, Obama has a hissy fit, and … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, budget, Congress, economy, Iraq, Medicaid, Medicare, Obama, Politics, Social Security, Unemployment, Wall Street
Tagged Afghanistan, Boehner, Cisco, claims, debt ceiling, default, Iraq, layoffs, Lockheed Martin, Medicaid, Medicare, mercenary army, Obama, Pelosi, SIGAR, Social Security, spending cuts, State Department, unemployment, Wall Street
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Why Is This So Damn Difficult?
This is so simple it’s ridiculous. The three major causes of the dramatic increases in debt and deficit are: 1) The Bush, now Obama, tax cuts. 2) The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. 3) The financial collapse caused by Wall … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, budget, economy, Iraq, Medicare, Obama, Politics, Social Security, Taxes, Unemployment, Wall Street
Tagged $2.2 trillion, Afghanistan, American Society of Civil Engineers, Austan Goolsbee, Bush tax cuts, businesses, certainty, customers, debt, deficit, demand, financial transaction tax, free trade agreements, infrastructure, Iraq, jobs, Medicare, patent process, President Obama, Social Security, Wall Street
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Americans Still Dying in Iraq
In spite of the alleged “end of combat operations” June has seen both the deadliest day and the deadliest month in Iraq in over 2 years: “Two American soldiers were killed Sunday in Iraq, the military command said, making June … Continue reading
Vietnam Redux
The ever-increasing toll that an endless number of deployments necessitated by our state of perpetual war is taking on our soldiers. In Iraq: “When Lt. Col. Dave Wilson took command of a battalion of the 4th Brigade of the 1st … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Iraq, war on terror
Tagged Afghanistan, Bush, drugs, Iraq, kill team, Newshoggers, Obama, PTSD, sexual assaults, suicide, Vietnam
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Army Suicides Hit a Record High
As if another reason to get the hell out–and I mean completely out–of Iraq and Afghanistan were needed: “The U.S. Army on Thursday reported a record number of suicides in a single month among active duty, Guard and Reserve troops, … Continue reading
The Semantics of Perpetual War
I can change my name to Buick and sit in the garage—it doesn’t make me a car. Likewise, whether it’s called “combat operations” or “stability operations” in Iraq—it’s still a war. And leaving 50,000 troops there isn’t a “withdrawal.” “President … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Iraq, Obama administration, war on terror
Tagged Afghanistan, combat operations, Iraq, perpetual war, stability operations, withdrawal
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Senate Turns Down Extension of Unemployment Benefits
The Republicrats in the Senate gave a big middle finger to the long-term unemployed yesterday, as 12 Democrats joined all the Republicans in voting down the extension of unemployment benefits, citing their hypocritical concerns about increasing the deficit as the … Continue reading
Posted in budget, Congress, Democrats, economy, Politics, Republicans
Tagged Afghanistan, allure, Ben Nelson, defense spending, deficit, Diane Feinstein, drug test, funding, Iraq, John Linder, Orrin Hatch, Pentagon, Senate, too generous, unemployed, unemployment benefits
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“More Empires Have Fallen Because of Reckless Finances Than Invasion”
From Eric Margoils’ Wars Sending US Into Ruin, at Common Dreams: “More empires have fallen because of reckless finances than invasion.” Speaking of empires: “There are 750 U.S. military bases in 50 nations and 255,000 service members stationed abroad, 116,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, George W. Bush, Iraq, Obama, war on terror
Tagged Afghanistan, Bush administration, continual warfare, defense, empires, Iraq, James Madison, Pentagon, reckless spending, spending, supplemental
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Facing Tough Choices on Deficit and Debt
I think most people who live in the real world (leaving out the gutless wonders who inhabit Washington, D.C.) will agree that if we ever hope to get our fiscal house in order some tough choices will have to be … Continue reading
Posted in economy, Politics
Tagged Afghanistan, Bloomberg, David Pauly, debt, deficit, Fannie Mae, farm subsidies, Freddie Mac, Iraq, Medicare, Social Security, taxes
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A Simple Solution to the Army's Suicide Epidemic
McClatchy has the account today (January 31) of Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Samuel Rhodes and his battle with thoughts of suicide as an example of this ever-increasing problem among active duty soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan: “It’s been roughly five … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Iraq, war on terror
Tagged Afghanistan, Army suicide, Iraq, perpetual war
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