Posted on 01/11/2014 6:50:24 AM PST by Kaslin
Thanks for making my day/not!
It is what it is, though, and has been coming for a long time.
Indeed
We’ve heard a lot more about traffic in New Jersey than about the 1 billion in taxpayer dollars to Russia for purchase of helicopters for Afghanistan!
Russian Helicopters for sale...
Does anyone remember Barack Obama’s great promise of the campaign of 2012? He did not make a promise to America nor to Americans. He did not make a promise to fellow politicians. Unlike so many of his promises, he is keeping this one. His promise was to Vladimir Putin of Russia. What is Obama doing to keep his promise to Putin? Everyone remembers the hot mike incident in 2012 when Barack Obama pleaded with Russian President Dmitri Medvedyev to give him time until the election. After the election, he promised Vladimir Putin, through Medvedyev, he would be more “flexible.”
Now we have seen this flexibility.
Barack Obama is going to spend almost $700 million dollars of taxpayer money to buy Russian helicopters for the Afghan Air Force. But wait. Just like those TV commercials, this gets better. When Congress passed the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, it had an interesting provision. Congress included, as a part of that law a prohibition on the United States buying helicopters from Rosoboronexport, the Russian manufacturer of the Mi-17 helicopter.
Unfortunately as always happens, when such laws are passed, Congress always gives the Regime an escape hatch. The law stated that Obama could buy from Rosoboronexport if the Secretary of Defense certified it was in the interest of National Security. And of course, the Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel , a man committed to destroying the US military immediately signed off on that certification. Where do we even start with this one?
Congress is outraged over this with Senators and Representatives from both parties writing letters about this. Of course, this is Congress’ fault for allowing a law to be written with such an escape hatch. More importantly, Americans need to be asking just what the hell the Obama Regime is doing.
Why are we spending $700 million dollars with a Russian arms manufacturer? Why are we even giving the Afghans these helicopters?
If we are going to give them helicopters, which we really shouldn’t, then why not give them American made helicopters and put Americans to work?
if we are going to give the Afghans Russian helicopters, the ones we are giving them are an old Cold War design. There are hundreds of used MI-17 helicopters floating around the world. Why are we paying to give the Afghans brand new helicopters?
In the era of the Sequester, isn’t there something better we can do with $700 million? American Medicare cancer patients are being turned away from hospitals and are being denied life saving treatment because of budget cuts. The American military is being gutted to the point of ineffectiveness because of budget cuts.
Or consider this. The United States Air Force is grounding 17 squadrons because of $591 million dollars in budget cuts. Our Air Force is not able to do its mission because it lacks the money to fly but we have the money to give Afghanistan $700 million dollars in Russian helicopters.
And this is where Barack Obama thinks we should spend our money?
Bring back American manufacturing.
Now.
The Federal Reserve is propping up the entire U.S. economy by buying 61 percent of the government debt issued by the Treasury Department
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In effect, the government is buying the government’s debt. What could possibly go wrong with this scheme? /sarc
You sure are redundant
China is now the largest exporter in the world, and growing.
America needs to pay attention.
We need industry. Right here. Now.
We are financially, roasting our own future.
Now. Maybe it is redundant to point that out, but it is a growing problem.
We need to fix it. Not ignore the problem.
Bring back American manufacturing.
We can discuss how to do that, but we have a huge problem which is growing right now.
Well, by golly, you still have two wishes left. So, you’re going to Disneyland. That means you still have one wish left.... Lucky you.
Look the GOP will win elections, by supporting American strength.
For the last ten years, the GOP has been asleep, exporting US manufacturing around the globe, and laying off millions of American workers. (The democrats have also been doing this, I am not just picking on the GOP here)
For an entire generation, the GOP (and the democrats) have been firing Americans.
This has gone on long enough.
The GOP needs to wake up. Stop selling out the people you should be supporting in order to get their VOTES.
Global industry does not win elections.
GOP bring back American jobs.
damn :-(
Things that cannot happen, don't. The public debt cannot be paid, so it will be repudiated.
It's what comes next that's interesting.
Is it time to really start organizing a national group of local affiliates with the goal of a PEACEFUL secession movement.
I was thinking how infinitely divided the two halves are and how we’d be much happier on both sides.
The USA is simply TOO BIG and should really be two or more countries at this point.
Sudan did it. I think the USA could pull it off with little to no bloodshed.
We need to get on this now so both countries can build THEIR OWN vision.
The differences are NOT reconcilable from an economic, philosophical, sociological, political, theological perspective.
Sometimes split ups are good and I think in this case we have justification.
With two countries going their separate ways now, there is a better chance for them to get things off to a great start.
I believe the answer it to reach out to liberals and make the case for this. Both sides would we happier in the end although it might be rough at first.
You and I agree completely about the return of industry to the heartland. Without it, we die - it's that simple.
But I don't think it's principally a financial issue - it's a spiritual and moral one.
Simple, ordinary men with IQs in the 88-98 range are ether going to be miserable serfs or free men. To be free men, they need women and work.
On welfare, they get neither.
“America” can’t go bankrupt, but the public sector can and will.
The power went back to the satellite countries. We should be students of history here.
I will also remind everyone , NO ONE wanted to put the USSR back together again, an NO ONE will want to put the USA back together again.
Our only hope is for power to go back to the states. This is a very likely scenario.
BFL
The GOP isn’t your friend in this; they have no desire to see you prosperous.
In part I agree with you.
Which is why I support the Tea Party.
The GOP-e is completely on the globalists’ side, not on Americans’ side.
We need to be on Americans’ side.
Just saying.
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