Obama inks defense bill with hate crimes provision

[Hazcat]

Did you read where it states the only religions that would be protected are Islam and Muslims?

Gee, now there's a big surprise! 

[tombogan03884]

Even if it were a good law, (which it isn't ) it does not belong in the Defense bill.

[Pathfinder]

Canceling the F-22 was bho's gift to the Russians and Chinese. Now they don't have to invest so much to keep up with us.

Way to go Congress - it's bad enough when the military is always prepared to fight the last war (insurgency). Now you have prevented them from fighting the next war successfully.

[tombogan03884]

We have never been prepared for a war yet, why start now ?
If we were prepared the war would not happen.

[fightingquaker13]

Canceling the F-22 was bho's gift to the Russians and Chinese. Now they don't have to invest so much to keep up with us.

Way to go Congress - it's bad enough when the military is always prepared to fight the last war (insurgency). Now you have prevented them from fighting the next war successfully.

Remember Rumsfeld cheerfully killing off new artillery for the army in 2001 saying something along the lines of "There will never be another Desert storm"? They never learn. Although in fairness, we are miles ahead of Russia and China now in air superiority and improving our mechanized infantry and the means to deploy them, as well as maintaining naval superiority does seem to make more sense. The price tag for the F-22 was pretty scary, but I have no doubt that some day we will be saying "if only...". Thing is, thats true of any weapons system we don't buy.
FQ13

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