The fundamental problem America faces in 2009 is inadquate savings and investment.
Americans have been living off their wealth for far too long -- especially in regard to military spending for current and past wars . . . which amounts to more than the rest of the countries of the world combined.
Americans can no longer afford bases in more than 150 countries of the world . . and no one is asking the right questions:
For example:
1. Can American taxpayers really afford a US Marine base in Paraguay?
2. Can US taxpayers really continue to fund an Air Force base in Greenland?
3. Should the US Navy be "negotiating" with the leaders of Sao Tome for a new US Navy base?
5. Should the US abandon plans for a US military base in Mauitania?
6. Can the US taxpayers afford to continue paying for a huge military presence in Germany?
7. Should the US shut down the US NAvy base in Eitrea?
8. Does the US really need US Air Forces bases in El Salvador, Hondoras, and Guatemela?
9. Can the US taxpayer really afford operating a US military base in Uganda?
10. Should the US abandon the Camp David Accords agreement to give Egypt $2.1 a year and Israel $3 billion a year -- on the groundf the Federal treasury is empty?
11. Should the US taxpayer continue opperating a US Navy base in Aruba?
12. Does the US taxpayer have enough funds for suporting ten US Marine camps in Okinawa?
13. Why not shut down Kadena AFB -- and sell all the assets to the Okinawain peoples?
14. Why not close down all US Air Force and Navy bases in Japan -- or at least require the Japanese government to pay all the costs of all the US military forces in Japan?
15. Why does the US need a "secret" base inside Israel?
On and on go the questions . . .
A billion here, a billion there . . and pretty soon we start talking about real money, eh?
Americans have been living off their wealth for far too long -- especially in regard to military spending for current and past wars . . . which amounts to more than the rest of the countries of the world combined.
Americans can no longer afford bases in more than 150 countries of the world . . and no one is asking the right questions:
For example:
1. Can American taxpayers really afford a US Marine base in Paraguay?
2. Can US taxpayers really continue to fund an Air Force base in Greenland?
3. Should the US Navy be "negotiating" with the leaders of Sao Tome for a new US Navy base?
5. Should the US abandon plans for a US military base in Mauitania?
6. Can the US taxpayers afford to continue paying for a huge military presence in Germany?
7. Should the US shut down the US NAvy base in Eitrea?
8. Does the US really need US Air Forces bases in El Salvador, Hondoras, and Guatemela?
9. Can the US taxpayer really afford operating a US military base in Uganda?
10. Should the US abandon the Camp David Accords agreement to give Egypt $2.1 a year and Israel $3 billion a year -- on the groundf the Federal treasury is empty?
11. Should the US taxpayer continue opperating a US Navy base in Aruba?
12. Does the US taxpayer have enough funds for suporting ten US Marine camps in Okinawa?
13. Why not shut down Kadena AFB -- and sell all the assets to the Okinawain peoples?
14. Why not close down all US Air Force and Navy bases in Japan -- or at least require the Japanese government to pay all the costs of all the US military forces in Japan?
15. Why does the US need a "secret" base inside Israel?
On and on go the questions . . .
A billion here, a billion there . . and pretty soon we start talking about real money, eh?