"Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:5ukfe2lso8dicu8uvbt2rh8rrus9fobess@4ax.com...
http://www.thinkprogress.org/
August 19, 2006
"The estimated costs for the development of major weapons systems for
the US military have doubled since September 11, 2001," even though
these weapons would have "little direct role" in the Iraq and
Afghanistan wars.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/08/19/major
_arms_soar_to_twice_pre_911_cost/?page=2
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The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations press release on July 20th
breaks down the defense spending.
http://appropriations.senate.gov/hearmarkups/DefensePRFull07.mht
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Lawmakers are concerned that defense officials are simply "using the
conflicts and the war on terrorism to fulfill a wish-list of defense
expenditures."
If I may make a correction ................
The "Military/Industrial complex is taking advantage of the fact that
corrupt, and greedy, republicans are in the White House, and hold the
majority in both the House and the Senate.
Creating wars is just the excuse, used by the republicans, to give
more and more money to these fellow bloodsuckers!
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"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition
of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the
military-industrial complex.
The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and
will persist.
We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our
liberties or democratic processes."
Dwight Eisenhower
Harry
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