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<blockquote data-quote="Nimnim" data-source="post: 1278002" data-attributes="member: 28856"><p>I won't touch the recession because of how the administration has said we've been out of it and we're recovering nicely and all.</p><p> </p><p>But I dug up some numbers on the cost of Iraq and Afghanistan and from fiscal year 2009 to 2013 688.5 billion has been spent on it, vs 761 spent from 2001. The costs in Iraq went down, but Afghanistan went up after 2008.</p><p> </p><p>Pretty sure Obama pledged to bring out troops home in his election campaign for 2008. I understand it's not as easy as making a pledge, but he appears to have done it with Iraq, but certainly not with Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p>Again, I don't care who shows up next, the Federal government needs to spend less else we'll have a bigger problem than Greece.</p><p> </p><p>Edit: I got my numbers from <a href="http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0933935.html" target="_blank">http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0933935.html</a> this time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nimnim, post: 1278002, member: 28856"] I won't touch the recession because of how the administration has said we've been out of it and we're recovering nicely and all. But I dug up some numbers on the cost of Iraq and Afghanistan and from fiscal year 2009 to 2013 688.5 billion has been spent on it, vs 761 spent from 2001. The costs in Iraq went down, but Afghanistan went up after 2008. Pretty sure Obama pledged to bring out troops home in his election campaign for 2008. I understand it's not as easy as making a pledge, but he appears to have done it with Iraq, but certainly not with Afghanistan. Again, I don't care who shows up next, the Federal government needs to spend less else we'll have a bigger problem than Greece. Edit: I got my numbers from [url]http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0933935.html[/url] this time. [/QUOTE]
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