there4eyeM
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All that treasure dumped on 'defense', and so little spent on the things worth defending!
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So true.All that treasure dumped on 'defense', and so little spent on the things worth defending!
That’s is the price we pay for spending more on defense than the next eight nations combinedAll that treasure dumped on 'defense', and so little spent on the things worth defending!
Imagine if a future POTUS were to somehow greatly reduce US war spending. How great would that be?...though I suspect he or she would be either impeached or dead, by nightfall.That’s is the price we pay for spending more on defense than the next eight nations combinedAll that treasure dumped on 'defense', and so little spent on the things worth defending!
We sacrifice modern infrastructure, affordable healthcare and education, public services
All so we can exert power half way across the globe
Military industrial complex is very powerful. They are also adept at creating fear of overblown threats and selling weapon systems that do little to mitigate those threatsImagine if a future POTUS were to somehow greatly reduce US war spending. How great would that be?...though I suspect he or she would be either impeached or dead, by nightfall.That’s is the price we pay for spending more on defense than the next eight nations combinedAll that treasure dumped on 'defense', and so little spent on the things worth defending!
We sacrifice modern infrastructure, affordable healthcare and education, public services
All so we can exert power half way across the globe
No but they should be trained and equipped in preparations for such an act to be necessary in defense of our country and our allies.So what if he did? Does it mean in your mind that the USA ruling class should send young Americans to kill and die, to do something about it?Didn't you miss Xi's declaration of wanting to rule the world?Why do we need to increase our military budget again?
If only bad guys have guns, bad guys win every time.
Agreed. It does seem when one criticizes the absurdly destructive empire building warmongering interventionist policies of our imperial government, one is attacked by both those on the left and right. This would seem to indicate that many on the left and right approve of the empire's warmongering policies. Or, maybe they are just brainwashed statists.YupWe will have to see how willing Trump is to stand up to RussiaWe are treaty bound to protect it.
Are you saying that Trump could stand by, NOT meeting his legal obligations to our NATO allies and he would not be destroyed by the Left, and the establishment Right, in this country?
You just said that AMERICA "does not think Estonia is worth fighting for".
If that is true, then we are LYING to the Estonian people, by accepting them into NATO while not planning to actually defend them as we are treaty bound to do so.
Pretty much so
Then we should stop doing that.
You ready to do that? Cause when I suggest it, I get called all sorts of names by lefties (and righties).
When four US servicemen were killed in battle in Niger last Fall, my immediate reaction was WTF are US military personnel doing in Niger. Upon reading and watching news reports of the incident, not one report questioned why they were there. The Empire is just accepted by Americans these days.
Four Americans Killed in Niger Battle Had Limited Combat Experience
Agreed. When Trump fired missiles into Syria shortly after taking office, I feared he would be just like W and BO. However, what we saw from the left, right, and the media after that intervention based on lies, was very instructive. They all agreed with his warmongering action. Proving they are controlled by the MIC. Disgusting!Agreed. It does seem when one criticizes the absurdly destructive empire building warmongering interventionist policies of our imperial government, one is attacked by both those on the left and right. This would seem to indicate that many on the left and right approve of the empire's warmongering policies. Or, maybe they are just brainwashed statists.YupWe will have to see how willing Trump is to stand up to Russia
You just said that AMERICA "does not think Estonia is worth fighting for".
If that is true, then we are LYING to the Estonian people, by accepting them into NATO while not planning to actually defend them as we are treaty bound to do so.
Pretty much so
Then we should stop doing that.
You ready to do that? Cause when I suggest it, I get called all sorts of names by lefties (and righties).
When four US servicemen were killed in battle in Niger last Fall, my immediate reaction was WTF are US military personnel doing in Niger. Upon reading and watching news reports of the incident, not one report questioned why they were there. The Empire is just accepted by Americans these days.
Four Americans Killed in Niger Battle Had Limited Combat Experience
Trump ran and WON on a non-interventionalist platform.
That's big, and should have been bigger.
But right out of the gate, hell BEFORE he was even in office, the Left and the Right, the Media, the Deep State, all were beating the war drums about Russian, putting quite effective political pressure on him to do something more aggressive in foreign policy.
We blew the best (only?) chance at a real outbreak of peace for America, since before WWII.
It was such a huge disappointment.
Agreed. When Trump fired missiles into Syria shortly after taking office, I feared he would be just like W and BO. However, what we saw from the left, right, and the media after that intervention based on lies, was very instructive. They all agreed with his warmongering action. Proving they are controlled by the MIC. Disgusting!Agreed. It does seem when one criticizes the absurdly destructive empire building warmongering interventionist policies of our imperial government, one is attacked by both those on the left and right. This would seem to indicate that many on the left and right approve of the empire's warmongering policies. Or, maybe they are just brainwashed statists.YupYou just said that AMERICA "does not think Estonia is worth fighting for".
If that is true, then we are LYING to the Estonian people, by accepting them into NATO while not planning to actually defend them as we are treaty bound to do so.
Pretty much so
Then we should stop doing that.
You ready to do that? Cause when I suggest it, I get called all sorts of names by lefties (and righties).
When four US servicemen were killed in battle in Niger last Fall, my immediate reaction was WTF are US military personnel doing in Niger. Upon reading and watching news reports of the incident, not one report questioned why they were there. The Empire is just accepted by Americans these days.
Four Americans Killed in Niger Battle Had Limited Combat Experience
Trump ran and WON on a non-interventionalist platform.
That's big, and should have been bigger.
But right out of the gate, hell BEFORE he was even in office, the Left and the Right, the Media, the Deep State, all were beating the war drums about Russian, putting quite effective political pressure on him to do something more aggressive in foreign policy.
We blew the best (only?) chance at a real outbreak of peace for America, since before WWII.
It was such a huge disappointment.
The left media seems intent on pushing Trump into war with Russia. They publish all sorts of absurd and ignorant articles. Like this one....
Opinion | Why Is Trump So Afraid of Russia?
Now his is blaming Russia for the poisoning based on flimsy evidence, just like BO did with the Malaysian jetliner shoot down.
Trump: Russia likely poisoned ex-spy, 'based on all the evidence' - CNN
We can only hope he is trying to appease the Deep State and MIC, so that he doesn't get his head blown off in broad daylight, as was done in 1963.