More Billions Pissed Down The Syrian Shitter

[Minimalist]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/12/house...-vote-due/

The bill, a culmination of months of negotiations, extends training and equipping for moderate Syrian rebels, a program that had been authorized to last only until December 11, using existing Pentagon money.

It also includes Obama’s $5 billion request for funds to battle the Islamic State extremist group, including $3.4 billion for deployment of US forces as part of operation “Inherent Resolve,” and $1.6 billion for a program to equip and train Iraqi Kurdish forces for two years.

[Faith No More]

The Republican-led House passed the measure by a vote of 300 to 119.

Fiscal responsibility my ass.

[Minimalist]

Not when it comes to buying fancy toys from their defense contractor "contributors."

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120...nks-Please

U.S. Army to Congress: No New Tanks, Please

U.S. Army officials are once again on Capitol Hill trying to convince lawmakers that they do not need new M1 Abrams tanks.

Not only does the Army not need new tanks, it doesn’t need to upgrade the ones it has for another few years, Gen. Ray Odierno, chief of staff of the Army, told lawmakers during a March 7 hearing of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee.

[abaris]

Can't wait to see that investment backfire. Like it always did when you know shit about who you are actually supporting. Might be they're moderates, might also be they're just like the Mujahedins in Afghanistan in days of old. Osama Bin Laden amongst the ones receiving US benefits back then.

[Faith No More]

Can't wait to see that investment backfire. Like it always did when you know shit about who you are actually supporting. Might be they're moderates, might also be they're just like the Mujahedins in Afghanistan in days of old. Osama Bin Laden amongst the ones receiving US benefits back then.

Yup. We're essentially creating the seeds for the next big conflict.

[CapnAwesome]

Min will probably shit himself if uber-dove Rand Paul is nominated by the Republican party to face off against war hawk Hillary, who we all know will just continue this same stupid wasteful shit.

[Minimalist]

Paul has no chance of getting the nomination because of his "end-the-empire" routine.

I'm not a big fan of Hillary. She is merely superior to anything the republicunts are likely to nominate. Sadly.

[Jackalope]

Min will probably shit himself if uber-dove Rand Paul is nominated by the Republican party to face off against war hawk Hillary, who we all know will just continue this same stupid wasteful shit.

Rand Paul has only a slightly better chance of winning the Republican nomination than I, only by virtue of the fact that I am not a Republican.

If Hillary Clinton gets the nod, I'll throw away my vote on a third party.

[Strider]

If Hillary Clinton gets the nod, I'll throw away my vote on a third party.

Ditto on that. I'd love to see Sanders on the Democratic ticket, but there's a better chance of me going to church on Sunday than that happening.

[CapnAwesome]

Min will probably shit himself if uber-dove Rand Paul is nominated by the Republican party to face off against war hawk Hillary, who we all know will just continue this same stupid wasteful shit.

Rand Paul has only a slightly better chance of winning the Republican nomination than I, only by virtue of the fact that I am not a Republican.

If Hillary Clinton gets the nod, I'll throw away my vote on a third party.

I agree that Rand won't be nominated. It is interesting to see hardcore doves in the Republican sphere though. For me war and the ending of war is the most important political issue. I don't vote because I can't bring myself to vote for a mass murderer like Bush or Obama.

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Paul has no chance of getting the nomination because of his "end-the-empire" routine.

I'm not a big fan of Hillary. She is merely superior to anything the republicunts are likely to nominate. Sadly.

I agree that there is a hypothetical snowballs chance in an imaginary hells chance of Rand being nominated, but what would you do if an anti-war Republican ran against Hillary?