Re: Dubbya eats turkey in Bagdad

Originally Posted by
tucker
He keeps harping on that but I have no idea why. What Trump did is get a 700 billion defense budget in 2018 and maybe another 700 billion in 2019. Bush depleted the military readiness in Iraq and Afghanistan big time wornout equipment. Obambi depleted the military readiness enormously with military budget cuts that didn’t allow fixing warnout equipment... Trump is rebuilding the military after many years of neglect... More important than a visit to a very safe safe-space in a war zone.
Actually, it was the gop controlled congress that forced obama to slightly reduce through the sequester, but dude, he did not kill funding based on real numbers:
https://www.thebalance.com/u-s-milit...growth-3306320
Thomas Jefferson to John Page Fairfeilds Dec: 25. 1762.
... But the old-fellows say we must read to gain knowledge; and gain knowledge to make us happy and be admired. Mere jargon! Is there any such thing as happiness in this world? No: And as for admiration I am sure the man who powders most, parfumes most, embroiders most, and talks most nonsense, is most admired.