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Re:Ask HN: Is anyone else genuinely scared that this is the ... by ethbr0 on Sunday February 27, 2022 @05:16PM (#30493250)
When everyone thinks American military spending is ridiculous, the fact that we maintain a two-ocean Navy (with parity to potential adversaries) is a key component of that. By law and design, the expectation is that the US should be able to fight a major war in the Atlantic and Pacific at the same time.
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Re:Ask HN: Is anyone else genuinely scared that this is the ... by seanw444 on Monday February 28, 2022 @10:57AM (#30501281)
Everyone's military spending is ridiculous. As someone who's more of an isolationist, I have to concede that having a large military is very important, or else our country and its freedoms are toast. The real problem is the people in charge of said military. Not the size. The difficulty is in maintaining and responsibly controlling that force.
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