Selective concern for deficit spending - war bad, entitlements good

$100 Billion for war is concerning, but $1 Trillion (borrowed) for entitlements is perfectly okay.

The Full Obama Interview

November 10, 2009 by Jake Tapper

Tapper: “You are about to make a final decision about the new strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan. What variables play into your decision making that would cause you to not just take General McChrystal’s recommendation and implement it?”

Obama: …”These are not only eh, enormous burdens that we’re placing on our y-young men and women — and that’s the thing I think most about. It’s also expensive. Every thousand troops we spend that’s costing us a billion dollars. Uhh, i-if you send 40,000 troops you’re looking at maybe $50 billion per year above and beyond the costs that we’re already spending.”

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