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By LIZ SIDOTI, Associated Press Writer Liz Sidoti, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 35 mins ago
PHOENIX – President Barack Obama chastised the defense industry and a freespending Congress on Monday for wasting tax dollars "with doctrine and weapons better suited to fight the Soviets on the plains of Europe than insurgents in the rugged terrain of Afghanistan."
"Twenty years after the Cold War ended, this is simply not acceptable. It's irresponsible. Our troops and our taxpayers deserve better," he told a national convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. "If Congress sends
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He praised McCain for joining him and Defense Secretary Robert Gates in opposing unneeded defense spending.
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