Harry Reid, The Man Who Never Says Goodbye

Thank you for making my point for me.



Democrats couldn't go on TV with a simple graph because Democrats are partners with the GOP and participate in the mass deception of the American people.



Obama & Democrats pledged in 2008 on putting the wars on the budget, no more supplemental emergency spending bills to pay for these wars. Funding them through supplementals was how BushCheney avoided congressional oversight & public scrutiny.



After two years of controlling both Houses of Congress & the WhiteHouse, Democrats are continuing the funding of the wars through supplementals. This is completely within the Democrats' power, as the majority party & the party controlling the WhiteHouse to accomplish.



What's significant about moving the war 'on budget'?:



When the funding of wars goes 'on budget', congressional committees & subcommittees then hold hearings & investigations into US policies, about US interests around the world, from which the UnitedState's overall foreign & military policies are derived. That's how civilian-control over the US military takes place: Through the citizens' chosen representatives choosing weapons systems & overseeing US military operations & installations, plans & policies, etc.



This doesn't happen with supplemental spending bills.



The nature of them is, "It's an emergency, we're running out of money, give us $80 billion now (that's the magic sum, invariably $80 billion) or you won't be 'supporting the troops'...We'll talk about it later".



"Later" doesn't happen.



The $80 billion ploy is so the American people think they're always talking about the same $80 billion.



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