Re:World military expenditure passes $2T for first time
by gcheong on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @12:27PM
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How much of a problem would they be if we just spent a bit less?
Re:World military expenditure passes $2T for first time
by ThrowawayR2 on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @05:45PM
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False economy. The problem with letting predators get the impression that they can take you down is that they start trying to do so (as current events illustrate), causing you to have to spend more on defense anyway.
Re:World military expenditure passes $2T for first time
by gcheong on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @07:30PM
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False assertion. Does deciding to spend less on military on more on social services give these supposed predators the idea they can take you down when your military is still the largest in the world? Seems like we could probably divert a significant chunk before anyone thinks we're an easy target.
Re:World military expenditure passes $2T for first time
by pkaye on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @03:13PM
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if we go that route I think we would have to allow some time for other countries to arm themselves because they rely on US assurances, bases, weapons for their security. Right now a whole bunch of small countries are asking the US to have bases troops, nuclear weapons in their countries because all the conflicts going on.
Close to a century of no war on the homeland, close to two on the mainland; not too shabby. Yes, we have problems. But enemy tanks aren’t one of them.