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Even our wars are outsourced. Obama has continued this trend (as well as declaring war all by himself against non-imminent threats which is specifically against the constitution and illegal).

To fight simultaneous wars in both Afghanistan and Iraq, the Bush administration had decided to outsource virtually every facet of America's military operations, from building and staffing Army bases to hiring mercenaries to provide security for diplomats abroad. After Bush took office, private military contracts soared from $145 billion in 2001 to $390 billion in 2008. Federal contracting rules were routinely ignored or skirted...