{"id":69,"date":"2011-11-22T02:02:14","date_gmt":"2011-11-22T02:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wavesrollinmythoughts.com\/\/?p=69"},"modified":"2020-10-24T15:33:57","modified_gmt":"2020-10-24T15:33:57","slug":"69","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wavesrollinmythoughts.com\/?p=69","title":{"rendered":"$"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week,\u00a0<em>60 Minutes<\/em>\u00a0reported that the United States spends more than $300 million\u00a0<strong>per day<\/strong>\u00a0in Afghanistan. \u00a0Wait &#8230; what? \u00a0What in the sam freaking hell are we doing there? \u00a0U.S. troops have been in that hellhole for 10 freaking years. \u00a0Vietnam thinks this conflict is a quagmire.<br>The partisan kooks in Congress could not reach an agreement on cutting $1.2 trillion from the federal budget. \u00a0Now, &#8220;sequestration&#8221; will take effect in January of 2013, and,\u00a0<em>allegedly<\/em>, the Department of Defense budget will be cut some $500 billion. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At this point, I say- that&#8217;s fine. \u00a0If the cuts force lawmakers and military leaders to rethink our deployments overseas, it is a good thing. \u00a0Frankly, I am tired of reading about the construction of schools and roads in Iraq and Afghanistan. \u00a0I&#8217;m not a cold-hearted isolationist. \u00a0Ron Paul did not jack my lapper and bang out this post. \u00a0America is in financial FUBAR. \u00a0Rebuilding this nation&#8217;s schools and roads would be an extremely worthwhile national project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I know, I know- What about entitlements?! \u00a0The experts say that Social Security and Medicare must be reformed. \u00a0I&#8217;m not nearly knowledgeable enough to offer a rational explanation on how to remedy them, though.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week,\u00a060 Minutes\u00a0reported that the United States spends more than $300 million\u00a0per day\u00a0in Afghanistan. \u00a0Wait &#8230; what? 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