http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/16/471144.aspx From NBC/NJ's Adam Aigner-TreworgyPENSACOLA, FL -- Overlooking the Gulf of Mexico on the newly completed Plaza De Luna here today, Thompson was optimistic about the situation in Iraq, but said that America needs to rededicate itself to improvingen-USCommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/16/471144.aspx#471203Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:27:04 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:471203John B, Des Moines, IASpending on the military has increased 70% since Bush took office.  We now spend more on an inflation-adjusted basis than at any time since the peak of the Korean Conflict and have spent more in Iraq than Korea, also on an inflation-adjusted basis.  We spend half of all the world's defense budget, twice the rest of the top 10 put together.  How much is enough?  How high is up?  This neocon hallucination will ruin us as surely as trying to keep an empire together by force ruined the Holy Roman Empire.http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/16/471144.aspx#471275Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:01:04 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:471275HMT-MIThompson is an old fool.http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/16/471144.aspx#471312Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:16:45 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:471312Gary, Franklin, WIYah Freddie, it is what you guy usually refer to as "cut and run".http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/16/471144.aspx#471429Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:52:56 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:471429Steve Turner Cedar Falls IowaWhen they're making hay off a bad situation, as many of the Politicians are, I'm always reminded of this line from an old movie. "The Pessimist thinks things can't get any worse. The Optimist thinks it can."http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/16/471144.aspx#471698Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:01:49 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:471698The Edge, Macon GABRRRRRRRRrrrr, I'm getting cold, I feel a DRAFT whenever Fred talks about our military...http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/16/471144.aspx#473714Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:36:30 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:473714AtlantaWell here we go again! Everyone promising to do everything, and only having an answer for the person standing in front of them at the time......When are we going to get someone in office that can speak the truth......http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/16/471144.aspx#477871Wed, 21 Nov 2007 22:42:50 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:477871Aman, New York, New YorkI would just like to note that I believe that Mr. Aigner-Treworgy's coverage of this campaign has been stellar, keep up the fantastic work, cheers!