US defense spending compared to other countries

[Luddly Neddite]

U.S. defense spending compared to other countries | pgpf.org

The U.S. spent more on defense in 2012 than did the countries with the next 10 highest defense budgets combined - See more at: U.S. defense spending compared to other countries | pgpf.org

 

[MisterBeale]

Plus I think it is important to point out, we probably sold a lot of weapons and equipment to some of those other nations. If it weren't for that defense industry, what industry would we have?

 

[TheOldSchool]

Sounds ter me like you hate America

 

[MikeK]

Sounds ter me like you hate America

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[TheOldSchool]

Sounds ter me like you hate America

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If you have to ask you'll never know

 

[MisterBeale]

 

[TheOldSchool]

Posts a guy living in the uncontested most powerful nation on the planet

 

[MisterBeale]

Posts a guy living in the uncontested most powerful nation on the planet

What is power? The power to violate my basic human right? Yep, you are correct. The bill of rights no longer exist.

The power to kill innocent civilians anywhere on the planet? No argument here.

The groups’ findings coincide with a report released Friday by a U.N. human rights investigator, who estimated that 2,200 people have been killed in drone strikes over the past decade in Pakistan.

Of those casualties, at least 400 were civilians and 200 others were “probable noncombatants,” according to the U.N. official, Ben Emmerson. He said the statistics were provided by Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry.

The U.S. government almost never publicly acknowledges its role in individual drone strikes, and its legal justifications for targeting specific people are shrouded in secrecy.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/drone-strikes-killing-more-civilians-than-us-admits-human-rights-groups-say/2013/10/21/a99cbe78-3a81-11e3-b7ba-503fb5822c3e_story.html

The power to start a global war? The power to crush the world's economy? The power to kid-nap torture and destroy any innocent person on the planet? Is this the abusive dictatorial fascist power you are talking about?

Or perhaps you are talking about the power to invade nations for their resource or just because we find their banking and currency a threat to our financial system?

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.
~Thomas Jefferson

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Plus I think it is important to point out, we probably sold a lot of weapons and equipment to some of those other nations. If it weren't for that defense industry, what industry would we have?

For starters, we could stop destroying and rebuilding third world countries and rebuild our own instead.

If we weren't spending so much on tanks and planes we will never use, we would have the man power and money to do that.

 

[whitehall]

The question is how the taxpayers money is spent. Did we really need another 13 billion dollar aircraft carrier while we are cutting Troop strength? The problem with libs is that they have no historic perspective or concept of what it takes to win a conflict. Do lefties really think drones are the future? Each missile costs close to a million dollars and once they are fired they are gone. We have American Troops dying because the administration forces them to fight by rules set by the enemy in the 6th century. Carriers are for show. The fighting is on the ground and every chicken shit democrat administration seems surprised when we get caught with our pants down.

 

[Political Junky]

Plus I think it is important to point out, we probably sold a lot of weapons and equipment to some of those other nations. If it weren't for that defense industry, what industry would we have?

How about improving our infrastructure which would put many to work and make living here safer and more enjoyable?

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Plus I think it is important to point out, we probably sold a lot of weapons and equipment to some of those other nations. If it weren't for that defense industry, what industry would we have?

How about improving our infrastructure which would put many to work and make living here safer and more enjoyable?

What about the war profiteers?

They're a lot more important than investing in our own future.

 

[Darkwind]

Posts a guy living in the uncontested most powerful nation on the planet

What is power? The power to violate my basic human right? Yep, you are correct. The bill of rights no longer exist.

The power to kill innocent civilians anywhere on the planet? No argument here.

The groups’ findings coincide with a report released Friday by a U.N. human rights investigator, who estimated that 2,200 people have been killed in drone strikes over the past decade in Pakistan.

Of those casualties, at least 400 were civilians and 200 others were “probable noncombatants,” according to the U.N. official, Ben Emmerson. He said the statistics were provided by Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry.

The U.S. government almost never publicly acknowledges its role in individual drone strikes, and its legal justifications for targeting specific people are shrouded in secrecy.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/drone-strikes-killing-more-civilians-than-us-admits-human-rights-groups-say/2013/10/21/a99cbe78-3a81-11e3-b7ba-503fb5822c3e_story.html

The power to start a global war? The power to crush the world's economy? The power to kid-nap torture and destroy any innocent person on the planet? Is this the abusive dictatorial fascist power you are talking about?

Or perhaps you are talking about the power to invade nations for their resource or just because we find their banking and currency a threat to our financial system?

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.
~Thomas Jefferson

Better us, than them......but I doubt you'd understand that.

They would do the exact same to anyone else, without the effete hand-wringing that you seem to be afflicted with.

 

[Darkwind]

Plus I think it is important to point out, we probably sold a lot of weapons and equipment to some of those other nations. If it weren't for that defense industry, what industry would we have?

How about improving our infrastructure which would put many to work and make living here safer and more enjoyable?

yeah, why don't you go take a look at that. compare the amount of infrastructure that we were spending money on before Obama, and the amount after.

Then go take a look at the itemized invoices of what is being bought, what has been used, and the number of projects total.

People would be amazed at what the 1 trillion dollars did NOT buy.

 

[rightwinger]

We need a military of that size

We need to fend off possible invasions from Canada and Mexico

 

[GISMYS]

USA disarming as we are about to face WWIII ===Bible prophecy says over two billion will die in the very soon WWIII ONLY NOW IN THE AGE OF NUKES COULD THIS PROPHECY COME TRUE!!!===========Have you ever see a nuke test blast on tv? seen the mushroom cloud roll up????===========Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. 15 And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders,[g] the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, 16 and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17 For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?” Revelation 6:14-17======= another picture of a nuke blast written about over 2000 years ago! AWESOME!!! =Their flesh shall dissolve while they stand on their feet,
Their eyes shall dissolve in their sockets,
And their tongues shall dissolve in their mouths.
ZECHERIAH 14:12==========NUKE BOMB WRITTEN ABOUT 3000 YEARS AGO!!! AWESOME HUH???

 

[rightwinger]

USA disarming as we are about to face WWIII ===Bible prophecy says over two billion will die in the very soon WWIII ONLY NOW IN THE AGE OF NUKES COULD THIS PROPHECY COME TRUE!!!===========Have you ever see a nuke test blast on tv? seen the mushroom cloud roll up????===========Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. 15 And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders,[g] the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, 16 and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17 For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?” Revelation 6:14-17======= another picture of a nuke blast written about over 2000 years ago! AWESOME!!! =Their flesh shall dissolve while they stand on their feet,
Their eyes shall dissolve in their sockets,
And their tongues shall dissolve in their mouths.
ZECHERIAH 14:12==========NUKE BOMB WRITTEN ABOUT 3000 YEARS AGO!!! AWESOME HUH???

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