February 2, 2010
Contact: Shawn Mitchell
920-246-4455
www.electdobbs.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Congressional Candidate Robert Dobbs Responds to President Obama's $708 billion in Defense Spending for 2011
Georgetown, SC - Congressional candidate Robert Dobbs (SC-1, D) responds to the proposal of President Obama to spend a record $708 billion on defense for 2011.
Robert Dobbs stated, “During these troubling economic times when families are worried about jobs, the economy, foreclosures, paying their bills, and putting food on the table; the administration is proposing a record level of spending for the Department of Defense, $708 billion. For American troops and their families, this means there will be more separation and devastation due to the continuation of the War in Afghanistan, there will be more troop casualties, an increase in civilian casualties, and the likelihood that the Afghanistan conflict could be become a quagmire far worse than Iraq. We need to end our military involvement in Afghanistan, bring our troops home as soon as humanly possible, and to redirect funds to meet the economic challenges abroad and at home.”
The proposal includes:
$1 billion in funding for local commanders in Afghanistan to bribe Afghans into supporting U.S. forces;
$33 billion in additional money for the expansion of the War in Afghanistan;
$159 billion to fund U.S. military missions in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan;
$112.8 billion for weapons procurement;
$76 billion for research and development
Dobbs also stated, “As we consider the condition our economy is in, it is quite clear that Congress must assert its authority over the President with the Defense Budget. Americans need jobs, Americans need a stable economy, Americans need to be able to take care of their families, and Americans need health care reform. It is a well known fact that prolonged high levels of military spending will hurt the economy.”
Robert Dobbs, a veteran of the U.S. Army, is running for Congress in South Carolina’s First District.
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