Has anyone even heard of these people?
It seems that the one of the many groups that will be cut off from funding is a group called US Institute of Peace At first glance I thought that it might be a side project from groups like Veterans for Peace. But it seems that it has been around for awhile saying that they gave a review about Iraq headed by former Secretary of State James Baker and former Congressman Lee Hamilton. So when it’s funding was cut people on Facebook were quick to respond about their disapprove.
“How ironic, even as our nation is at war in Afghanistan and shifting from war to peace in Iraq, that anyone in Congress could decide that now is the right time to undermine a proven, innovative congressional institution on the frontlines — helping US men and women in uniform, and on the civilian side, to save lives,” USIP President Richard Solomon wrote at Politico Thursday.
What training? Has anyone here heard of anything benefiting to the situation in any form or action? If so I certainly did not see it.
Of course some of the facebook comments give the stereotypical reply.
We are still fighting 2 wars.With whom?With shadows of ourselves.How anybody can call it wars??We invaded 2 countries on very questionable base.No MWDs in Iraq.But,they have had capacity,like GWB said.Yes,capacity.Al Qaida in Afganistan?Fab…ricated as we please.8 years bloody spending and we are very close to VICTORY.Victory??You read me??We lost it very next day we started.No win situation.We are biggest Warmongering country in the world ,but we are #1 in global peace achievement.Something is deadly wrong about this picture.Almost in all our allies countries,people protesting against government,who is pro America.Government only-not citizens.How long we can sustain the satus-quo bribing governments to our interests ??The game is over I think.
Ugh, yea is about all I can say to that without going crazy trying to reply to that one.
Category: Antiwar crowd, Foreign Policy
It’s always the same cry, “cuts for thee, but NOT for me”. There are some things that shouldn’t be cut, but seriously?? There’s a LOT of chaff to separate from the wheat. Let’s focus on the “wheat”.
There are so many paper kingdoms hidden in the labyrinth of our budget. When these lords of their fiefs lose the illusion that they are indeed the Lords and Ladies of the State, they scream bloody murder.
We are a meritocracy. Beholden to no lord except the one(s) Above. Too that Lord the People have cried “Oh Lord, save us from the bureaucrats”
No MWDs in Iraq? I saw plenty of them. Explosive detecting types. I heard they liked gravy train. What a fucking moron…