Afghanistan War Shapes Engorged Defense Budget While Domestic Programs Freeze

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The Obama Administration is expected to unveil a huge Defense Department budget for next year shaped by the Afghanistan war. War spending is exempt from the president's proposed spending freeze, despite President Obama's statement at West Point that, "we can't simply afford to ignore the price of these wars."

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[forthepeopleofusa]

$2 billions a week spent to Afghanistan war..can put a lot of American children thru college..We have lots of bright youngters that suppose to be America's hope for the future...

[JoyifyNichols]

Interesting how he said "price" and not "cost" of "these wars," as if is a fixed feature of our existence.

[TABOOVSKNOWLEDGE]

Sick !

[RevolutionNewz]

war is peace, ignorance s strength... time for a new revolution!

[PigMine]

Axelrod says Obama to use executive order to enact domestic spending freeze.

Watch here - watch?v=o9XeNLzmnVQ

[poopstreek]

Pay attention kids..