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Originally Posted by Tyrone Bigguns
The chart isn't about slashing..it is about GROWTH. And, it certainly isn't comparing it like you are doing.
Partial, taking a page from lying with statistics.
No, YOU are Ty.
See that little line on your graph that says "0"? Anything above that is GROWING, or is being FUNDED. Anything below it is NOT GROWING, or is being CUT.
Clinton's defense spending DECLINED at a rate of around 3% annually according to your graph. It did not grow whatsoever...but keep telling yourself that it did.
What you are pointing out is that Clinton's rate of CUTS were smaller in relation to the budget as a whole than they were for Bush Sr. However, that does not change the fact that Clinton's budget CUT defense spending.
If you honestly believe Clinton increased defense spending by looking at that graph, you are a dumbass.