Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

posted by Greyhawk vote down flag
mudvillegazette.com - 11/15/2009
War Costs Money
—
...that's why a "senior administration official, who requested anonymity in order to reflect the details and tone of confidential deliberations, said these concerns had added to the president's insistence at a White House meeting on Wednesday that each military option include the quickest ...
themoderatevoice.com - 11/14/2009
Dollar Costs In Afghanistan
— themoderatevoice.com — If you haven’t read the article in today’s New York Times titled “High Costs Weigh on Troop... Debate for Afghan War,” please do so. If all the other reasons for not dramatically expanding our military effort in that land of beaten down invaders has not yet convinced you ... (more) Dollar Costs In Afghanistan
Comments vote down tsteels2 tsteels2 posted 11/14/2009posted this

Blog Reactions

Victory Caucus -- All Content:  Mudville Gazette: War Costs Money

Comments
Blog Reactions

Mudville Gazette: War Costs Money
Victory Caucus -- All Content — ... why a senior administration official, who requested anonymity in order to reflect the details and tone of confidential deliberations, said these concerns had added to the presidents insistence at a White House meeting on Wednesday that each military option include the quickest possible exit strategy. Exit strategy is a fine talking point, clearly it polled well among Democrats back in 2006 and 07 - and getting Democrats to support the war in the US is reportedly an Obama admin... read ...

Related Content
War costs money (2)
mudvillegazette.com 11/23/2009 — Last week : Kabul--U.S. President Barack Obama aims to bring the Afghan war to an end before he leaves office, he said on Wednesday. "The American people will have a lot of clarity about what we're doing, how we're going to succeed, how much this thing is going to cost, what kind of burden ...
Democrats Herald Report on Health Costs
online.wsj.com 11/13/2009 — Democrats Thursday said a report from the Business Roundtable on health-care costs showed their legislative efforts would reduce employers' costs in coming years.
Whose costs are these?
scsuscholars.com 10/23/2009 — Ed Morrissey has a fabulous post on price fixing as a remedy to something costing you too much. Fixing prices does not lower costs. ... “Costs” are borne by providers, who get reimbursed by either consumers (in a rational market) or by third parties ...
Money & Policy
nytimes.com 11/25/2009 — From left to right, Senators Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Olympia Snowe of Maine say that containing costs is among their highest priorities in health care reform.
Money for Something
ryanavent.com 11/3/2009 — What if for one year — just one year — we allocated as much money for infrastructure as we did for defense? What if? Well, this year, that would mean devoting $680 billion to investments in infrastructure. That’s more than $200 ...
Poll: More than 70 percent fear war costs will distract from domestic concerns
thehill.com 12/4/2009 — More than 70 percent of surveyed voters worry the new costs of the the Afghan war will hamstring the federal government's ability to handle domestic concerns, according to a new poll. Seventy-three percent told Gallup in its latest measure, released ...
Democrats Propose Surtax to Cover War Costs
cqpolitics.com 11/20/2009 — CQ TODAY MIDDAY UPDATE Nov. 20, 2009 – 1:43 p.m. Democrats Propose Surtax to Cover War Costs Senior House Democrats have introduced legislation that would impose a surtax beginning in 2011 to cover the costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The ...
Can Congress control costs?
voices.washingtonpost.com 11/9/2009 — One of the more sophisticated arguments against health-care reform is that for all the sharp policies and elegant initiatives contained in the bill, none of it will work because Congress will vote to roll back the cost savings. The evidence ...
In Asia, Obama pushing arms control with Russians (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/15/2009
AP - A major pact within tantalizing reach, President Barack Obama aims to nudge forward an arms-control deal in talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
Obama urges Congress to put off Fort Hood probe (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/15/2009
AP - President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Congress to hold off on any investigation of the Fort Hood rampage until federal law enforcement and military authorities have completed their probes into the shootings at the Texas Army post, which ...
Obama seeks rebalancing, Asia warns of protectionism (Reuters) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/15/2009
Reuters - President Barack Obama called on Saturday for a new strategy to rebalance global growth, but leaders around the Pacific rim, gathering for a weekend summit, took aim at signs of U.S. trade protectionism.
Obama pledges greater U.S. engagement in Asia — Reuters: Politics 11/15/2009
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama pledged Saturday to deepen dialogue with China rather than seek to contain the rising power, as he laid out a vision for greater engagement with a vibrant Asia-Pacific region.
Gates Blocks Photographs of Prisoners — NYT > Politics 11/15/2009
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has blocked the release of more photographs of detainees abused by American captors, saying their release would endanger American soldiers.