Reply With Quote"In a speech to veterans....."
/nuff said
Obama to Republicans: stop playing politics with military
President Barack Obama challenged Republicans on Monday to stop "playing politics" with the U.S. military in a fight over end-of-year budget cuts that would strike the defense industry if Congress does not agree on a new deficit-cutting deal. Republicans and Obama's Democrats are at odds over how to avoid triggering billions of dollars in across-the-board federal budget cuts resulting from a "sequestration" mechanism put in place by Congress in 2011 as part of its solution to break an impasse over the U.S. government's borrowing limit.
In a speech to veterans that included a robust defense of his foreign policy achievements, Obama painted himself as being on the side of military men and women and said Republicans were putting them in jeopardy by insisting on extending Bush-era tax cuts that Democrats oppose.
"Let's stop playing politics with our military," Obama told a convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Nevada, a battleground state the president hopes to win in the November 6 election against Republican Mitt Romney.
"If the choice is between tax cuts that the wealthiest Americans don't need and funding our troops that they definitely need to keep our country strong, I will stand with our troops every single time."
Lawmakers must act before the end of the year to avoid the "fiscal cliff" of major tax hikes and spending cuts. Without a deal, many domestic and military programs face about $100 billion in across-the-board cuts next year.
"There's no reason that should happen because people in Congress ought to be able to come together and agree on a plan, a balanced approach that reduces the deficit and keeps our military strong," Obama said. "It should be done."
Obama wants to end tax cuts passed under President George W. Bush for very wealthy Americans to help reduce the U.S. deficit, although he favors extending tax cuts for middle-class families making less than $250,000 a year. Republicans argue that all tax cuts should be extended to avoid an adverse affect on the tepid economy.
Barring an early agreement, lawmakers will need to reach a consensus in the "lame-duck" session of Congress - the period between the November election and the start of the new congressional year in January.
full link: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-republic...ce.html?_esi=1
"In a speech to veterans....."
/nuff said
Says the man who wants service members and vets to pay for more of their healthcare.
Says the man who played the Osama bin Laden operation like he was there with the Sig in his own hand.... and then supposedly broke protocol in naming the secret team that did the job.......
And............ offered the Pentagon to HollywoodOriginally Posted by Euroamerican
I thought he was a socialist.
Seriously...they hve been making Pentagon assisted war movies since WWII
This from Mr "I killed Bin Laden".
Yah... the Pentagon typically loves good projects that puts the military in good light. They're not going to offer support otherwise. It is similar to flybys at sporting events, honor guards at public events, NASCAR sponsorship, etc.
Playing politics = not rolling over doing what Obama demands
It at least seems that way so far, everytime he's said it
This POTUS is a POS.
Who says they offered? You're really going to compare flybys with releasing operational information? Think about it.
LOL you are a jealous POS
Don't hate kid.
Gee how original coming from you.
Its only natural for a ho to stand up for her daddy, even if she actually agrees with the detractor
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