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Sith_Mauler posted:
Immortal_Haze posted:
Derrrr posted:
Even if they weren't, I don't buy the whole GDP thing. So we're rich. Does that really mean our military needs to be completely out of proportion with the rest of the world's armies? Would someone care to explain the logic on that? Because this is military imbalance.
If our spending/GDP ratio is in the same ballpark as other countries, how does that equate to our military being "completely out of proportion"? There's a whole lot of stupid the linked article.
because we are supporting a imperial war fighting force, not a defensive force.
how many other nations have troops stationed in a 135 countries?
really why do we need military forces spread out world wide?
Thanks for the list, that wasn't annoying at all. I'm sure those 54 troops stationed in Brazil are imposing all kinds of Imperial will.
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the us has been conquered. there are troops from 30 plus nations on soil right now.
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Chogram  Posts: 945
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The US puts a lot of things into the military budget that other countries probably don't.
Things like high tech research, humanitarian services, and military personnel salaries/retirement.
The military budget is quite bloated, but it's not like it's all bombs and killing.
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I'm glad Sith quoted Niger. Those 8 US troops there are getting ready to raise the flag over the palace.
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That 1 guy in Sierra Lione is one BAMF. Must be Rambo or something.
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Onslaught.  Title: I've always wanted a title.
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Our military is too big to fail...
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Onslaught. posted:
Our military is too big to fail...
Tell that to the 2 troops stationed in Belize. They're not quite sure how to capture the entire country.
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Mangler_SC Title: Bellybutton Lint Collector
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Sith_Mauler posted:
everybody wants to cut military spending until its time to close that plant or base in your home town.
well there are exceptions to the rule but the majority will scream "what about the jobs?"
When the jobs are all taxpayer supported?
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TickyAtack Posts: 1,303
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Immortal_Haze posted:
Onslaught. posted:
Our military is too big to fail...
Tell that to the 2 troops stationed in Belize. They're not quite sure how to capture the entire country.
There's a guy in Thailand doing training camp.
Thailand beware.
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Nestor_II  Title: I Would Walk 500 Miles
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Sith_Mauler posted:
Brother_Tempus posted:
suntzukali2 posted:
http://motherjones.com/mojo/2012/03/military-spending-2011-chart
Social security spending is bigger and mandatory spending is just a hair less than military
It's time to look at all three of them since they compose 53% of the budget ...
Social security was a self funding program that worked until the GOP god/savior Reagan raided it to pay for his Cold War against the Soviets.
Actually it was LBJ who made the SS trust part of the general fund, Congress and the senate have been raiding ever since, there is nothing but IOU's in there now, over 3 trillion dollars have been stolen by them and we will never see it payed back.
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