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Re: 2012 Presidential Election (free for all edition)
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Originally Posted by saden1
There is no doubt that the whole ambassador killing was a major fckup. It is inexcusable but it is equally inexcusable for the people who let 911 happen and cut 300 million from embassy funding to puff their chests and tell us "we could do better."
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Some more detail on the funding issues.
GOP cuts to embassy security draw scrutiny, jabs from Democrats - The Hill - covering Congress, Politics, Political Campaigns and Capitol Hill | TheHill.com
The way I see it, we should close a bunch of consulates....particularly in high risk zones. Too much risk, too much potential cost in lives and dollars.
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