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To the war in iraq, you're right. compared to the war in iraq, they are a drop in the bucket. but that is where that deficit emerged. it was off-the-books war spending, the bush tax cuts. >> it's bad spending. i mean, i even sat down and did the math. we spent $830 billion on the first bailout. if we had given that money to the 15 million people who needed jobs -- >> the bailout occurred -- >> -- a $15,000 check for of single person. >> unfortunately we've got to go, but i've got to tell you, the bailout occurred under george w. bush. there was a stimulus package that occurred under president ...

Afford to pay their mortgages. that's why it collapsed. what we need are strategies to rebuild household balance she's. rebuild the american public's wealth. >> just as jobs aren't the only problem, they are not also the only solution as you point out. the new deal era policies and works project did not bring us out of the great depression. largely it was war spending and war income. for all of the talk of jobs on both sides and both presidential candidates, is that all lip service or are there real solutions there. >> i think it's true it put people to work and built infrastructure. jobs are ...

President of kaptur's fan club. but you wouldn't know it, listening to the two of them now. >> if my opponent opposes war spending so much, why did he go to increase the budget limit in 2002 that increased funding for the war in iraq. that was the critical vote. >> frankly, my friend, if you're trying to equate a vote on a debt limit with the $547 billion that you voted on specific appropriations to give to president bush, you know better. >> think about it. dennis kucinich was just accused of being pro-war. that's not all. kaptur as accused kucinich of being a lightweight and the kucinich cam...

People, and government spending is not a focus of these people, but they are talking about war spending. the libertarian types, the real conservatives objecting to. i heard somebody say, and right in front of the white house, one of the protesters, that's our moneys that went to the banks, and that's sounding like -- well, the fact of the matter is too many republicans, when they go over to the big government side, it's a long with big business, and it's for the bank bailouts, and for the military industrial complex. i think the conservative base, though, has an agreement on the symptoms and d...

Are, they stay in the service 20 years, go into a job with a contractor, charge 350 bucks an hour, and we can't even bother them, we say we'd like to audit that and they say you can't. now, that stuff is out there. that has nothing to do with troops on the ground, it has to do with consultants and wizards and guys who have learned how to gimmick the system. jenna: that's interesting. trimming some of the fat, obviously, in any department is key during a time of austerity. i was taking a look at the report and the specifics when it came to defense and one of the things you mentioned is developi...