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    Quote Originally Posted by Rex Brynen View Post
    (I could add, on the issue of cost-effectiveness, that the $9.5 billion that the UN is seeking for 43 million people in crisis is is equal to less than 2% of the US defense budget.)
    I think many here would be in agreement that US defense spending is also way out of control.
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    Quote Originally Posted by IntelTrooper View Post
    I think many here would be in agreement that US defense spending is also way out of control.
    no question...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ken White View Post
    no question...
    I accept this award on behalf of all sarcastic, repressed, overtaxed Americans..
    "The status quo is not sustainable. All of DoD needs to be placed in a large bag and thoroughly shaken. Bureaucracy and micromanagement kill."
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