If you thought a "Democratic" Congress would mean a dramatic change in military spending think again.
Democrats Expected to Increase Military Spending
While Dennis Kucinich and some progressive anti-war Democrats are proposing cutting funds for the Iraq occupation, most of the Democratic Leadership seems intent on proving they are "tough" on "national defense" and will support MORE military spending. As the article points out, the current federal military budget is over $430 billion, which does not include the $140 billion for Iraq and Afghanistan. And if you add up all the money being spent on past and current wars (military actions) the total is nearly $1 trillion!
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The Democratic Party is just another wing of corporate America- and they are every bit as beholden to the interests of the military industrial complex as the Republicans.
I figured they'd at least wait till they officially took office before they began selling out all their supporters just like the Clintonoids did in the 90's. Guess I was wrong.
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