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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (860481)	5/28/2015 4:06:34 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573135

"Hence, the savings from "not going to war" should have gone toward reducing the deficit." That was already happening when Shrub took office. It might have happened with a war, if only we had raised taxes to pay for it, instead of cutting them. This was Clinton's last budget... Fiscal year 2001 ended with a total budget surplus of $127 billion. This marks the fifth consecutive year in which the federal government has run a surplus. proudprimate.com "Oh wait,the deficit didn't go down as a result of us getting out of Iraq?" I know; it went down cuz there was a D in the WH. Obama Drops a Truth Bomb On The GOP, “Since I Took Office We’ve Cut The Deficit By 2/3.” politicususa.com "our solar tax credits were NOT paid for by getting out of Iraq." I know; I got them in '06. The war was still being fought that year, but not with my tax dollars, since I didn't pay any. Even carried part of the credit over to '07.