Lindsey Graham: 'I would literally use the military to keep [Congress in session]…until we restore these defense cuts'
The 2016 presidential longshot wants to love American democracy to death.
The 2016 presidential longshot wants to love American democracy to death.
Nearly $1 trillion was spent on the war in Afghanistan, mostly under President Obama.
Yes, that's right: Congressional leaders are forcing the Pentagon to take more money than it asked for.
Prime Minister David Cameron disagrees
Also: $80.7 billion for Afghanistan war
Inspector General now investigating
Billions of dollars in defense spending at stake
Help them land contracts and get offered plum jobs
Soon we won't have the resources needed to kill loads of people!
Wants more money, natch
Conservatives insist military outlays must remain high in order to sustain employment levels. Are they serious?
Latest defense spending bill now being considered by the House
But austerity could've been the best auditor for a bloated Defense Department
Want to address issues from sexual assault to the war in Afghanistan
First decline since 1988 fuelled by cuts in the West
The scariest tiny little cutbacks in the entire world
Thanks to budgeting battle, expect it to be extremely confusing
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