The largest spending plan since the September 11, 2001 “terrorists” attack is about to be unveiled by the Pentagon soon. And there’s still no word about the 2.3 trillion that was mentioned as being “UNACCOUNTED FOR” on Sept. 10, 2001. War continues to burden us to the tune of billions…
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Sphere: Related Content“The panel was deliberately skewed toward a centrist course for Iraq, participants said. Organizers avoided experts with extreme views on either side of the Iraq war debate.” Of course, the neocon jingoists are whining about their having been (mostly) excluded. But the commission also excludes those who think it’s time to begin getting out of Iraq.
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