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Deflection by peach174.
By expenditures, we have a larger military than the NEXT 25 COUNTRIES.
Such expenditures are unnecessary.
End of sotry.
So we won't have another 911?
Ok. Many have said we need to have the tough talks about budget. Alright. Lets begin.
Military. Why do we have/need the biggest military, by far, in the world? Questions:
1- Our neighbors are Mexico and Canada. We are surrounded by vast oceans. We have one of the most easily defensible plots of land in the world. In fact, we barely have a legit threat in the entire hemisphere.
2- Are we the World Police? I know people argue that we are. WHY? Why us? Why not slash all that spending and downsize. Let the world police itself.
So, either we are the World Police, and we are OK with our tax money being spent to police the rest of the world....or we need to seriously downsize. We dont have an immediate threat anywhere in the hemisphere. Even if we slashed our military with massive cuts, we'd still be unmatched by any other nation.
Entitlements can be the next talk. The next thread. THIS thread is on this topic. So.....from righties and lefties...what is the justification for this massive military? We need to JUSTIFY ever tax dollar spent. Its the fiscally responsible thing to do. Justify it.
We do not have the biggest Military by far in the World.
China does.
China - 2 million 285,000
American 1 million 458,219
Active Muslim Terrorists Worldwide approximately 1 million 800,000, potential future amount 300 Million.
We must keep this potential amount down to as low as it can be. If they actually reached the 300 million amount, the world would have a very big problem on their hands. The expense would be enormous.
Our Federal Government is suppose to have Military enough to defend us.
It is the number one thing the Feds are required to do by our Constitution not Entitlements.
Korea, China and Muslim terrorism a still very much a threat to the U.S.
Ok. Many have said we need to have the tough talks about budget. Alright. Lets begin.
Military. Why do we have/need the biggest military, by far, in the world? Questions:
1- Our neighbors are Mexico and Canada. We are surrounded by vast oceans. We have one of the most easily defensible plots of land in the world. In fact, we barely have a legit threat in the entire hemisphere.
2- Are we the World Police? I know people argue that we are. WHY? Why us? Why not slash all that spending and downsize. Let the world police itself.
So, either we are the World Police, and we are OK with our tax money being spent to police the rest of the world....or we need to seriously downsize. We dont have an immediate threat anywhere in the hemisphere. Even if we slashed our military with massive cuts, we'd still be unmatched by any other nation.
Entitlements can be the next talk. The next thread. THIS thread is on this topic. So.....from righties and lefties...what is the justification for this massive military? We need to JUSTIFY ever tax dollar spent. Its the fiscally responsible thing to do. Justify it.
We do not have the biggest Military by far in the World.
China does.
China - 2 million 285,000
American 1 million 458,219
Active Muslim Terrorists Worldwide approximately 1 million 800,000, potential future amount 300 Million.
We must keep this potential amount down to as low as it can be. If they actually reached the 300 million amount, the world would have a very big problem on their hands. The expense would be enormous.
Our Federal Government is suppose to have Military enough to defend us.
It is the number one thing the Feds are required to do by our Constitution not Entitlements.
Korea, China and Muslim terrorism a still very much a threat to the U.S.
2 Million Chinese soldiers are required to keep 1.5 billion Chinese under control.
They lack the ability to press their military might around the world
Deflection by peach174.
By expenditures, we have a larger military than the NEXT 25 COUNTRIES.
Such expenditures are unnecessary.
End of story.
Numbers don't lie China has the largest Military.
The Expenses are due many things that needs correction. We should not reduce our Military numbers.
We need to correct the wasteful spending.
We need to correct and reduce the private contractors that is driving up the cost.
I think RW agrees "that the US military could be smaller" and still keep the oil flowing and the sea lanes open and our exports/imports trade happy.
If we were drilling for our own oil, if obama had not blocked the keystone pipeline, we would not need to worry about "keeping the oil flowing". We are dependent on foreign oil because of the liberal stupidity of the federal govt.
Bullshit.
President Obama didn't "block" anything. Republicans were in a rush to embarrass him. And several states had no taste for the project being ramroded through them given the "safety" standards that keystone was demonstrating in dealing with their own products. Their disaster recovery plans were a joke and as the Tar Sand oil spill in Kalamazoo proves, you'd better know what you are doing in regards to this.
Henry Henderson: Kalamazoo River Spill: Two Years Later and the Tar Sands Mess in Michigan Still Looks Ugly
This week marks the two-year anniversary of the massive Kalamazoo River pipeline spill. The event looks very different now than it did in 2010, when authorities openly worried that the Michigan mess would ooze tar sands oil into the Great Lakes. While there is still work underway to sop up the spill, it already stands as the longest and costliest pipeline cleanup in American history. And the ongoing investigations have given us a clearer and more frustrating view of the disaster, making it clear to anyone looking that our growing affinity for Canadas bottom-of-the-barrel unconventional tar sands oil is unsafe on a variety of levels.
So we won't have another 911?
We do not have the biggest Military by far in the World.
China does.
China - 2 million 285,000
American 1 million 458,219
Active Muslim Terrorists Worldwide approximately 1 million 800,000, potential future amount 300 Million.
We must keep this potential amount down to as low as it can be. If they actually reached the 300 million amount, the world would have a very big problem on their hands. The expense would be enormous.
Our Federal Government is suppose to have Military enough to defend us.
It is the number one thing the Feds are required to do by our Constitution not Entitlements.
Korea, China and Muslim terrorism a still very much a threat to the U.S.
2 Million Chinese soldiers are required to keep 1.5 billion Chinese under control.
They lack the ability to press their military might around the world
They are catching up to us real fast in technology.
If we were drilling for our own oil, if obama had not blocked the keystone pipeline, we would not need to worry about "keeping the oil flowing". We are dependent on foreign oil because of the liberal stupidity of the federal govt.
Bullshit.
President Obama didn't "block" anything. Republicans were in a rush to embarrass him. And several states had no taste for the project being ramroded through them given the "safety" standards that keystone was demonstrating in dealing with their own products. Their disaster recovery plans were a joke and as the Tar Sand oil spill in Kalamazoo proves, you'd better know what you are doing in regards to this.
Henry Henderson: Kalamazoo River Spill: Two Years Later and the Tar Sands Mess in Michigan Still Looks Ugly
This week marks the two-year anniversary of the massive Kalamazoo River pipeline spill. The event looks very different now than it did in 2010, when authorities openly worried that the Michigan mess would ooze tar sands oil into the Great Lakes. While there is still work underway to sop up the spill, it already stands as the longest and costliest pipeline cleanup in American history. And the ongoing investigations have given us a clearer and more frustrating view of the disaster, making it clear to anyone looking that our growing affinity for Canadas bottom-of-the-barrel unconventional tar sands oil is unsafe on a variety of levels.
sorry, but the bullshit is only spewing from your keyboard. the country is criss crossed with pipelines, they are safe and secure. obama hates oil and blocked keystone to appease his envirowacko supporters.
BTW, how is our 500 mill solar investment in Solyndra working out?
Deflection by peach174.
By expenditures, we have a larger military than the NEXT 25 COUNTRIES.
Such expenditures are unnecessary.
End of story.
Numbers don't lie China has the largest Military.
The Expenses are due many things that needs correction. We should not reduce our Military numbers.
We need to correct the wasteful spending.
We need to correct and reduce the private contractors that is driving up the cost.
1. Doesn't matter because China is not going to invade the Americas and we are not going to fight them on the Asian Mainland.
2. Yes, we should reduce numbers.
3. Yes.
4. Yes.
Numbers don't lie China has the largest Military.
The Expenses are due many things that needs correction. We should not reduce our Military numbers.
We need to correct the wasteful spending.
We need to correct and reduce the private contractors that is driving up the cost.
1. Doesn't matter because China is not going to invade the Americas and we are not going to fight them on the Asian Mainland.
2. Yes, we should reduce numbers.
3. Yes.
4. Yes.
So what happens when Iran and Korea get nuclear capabilities and they sell them to Muslim Terrorist's?
Then they sneak in through our unsecured Mexican Boarder to detonate suitcase nukes here in the U.S?
Not smart at all to reduce our Military numbers.
So what happens when Iran and Korea get nuclear capabilities and they sell them to Muslim Terrorist's?
Then they sneak in through our unsecured Mexican Boarder to detonate suitcase nukes here in the U.S?
Not smart at all to reduce our Military numbers.
If we were drilling for our own oil, if obama had not blocked the keystone pipeline, we would not need to worry about "keeping the oil flowing". We are dependent on foreign oil because of the liberal stupidity of the federal govt.
Bullshit.
President Obama didn't "block" anything. Republicans were in a rush to embarrass him. And several states had no taste for the project being ramroded through them given the "safety" standards that keystone was demonstrating in dealing with their own products. Their disaster recovery plans were a joke and as the Tar Sand oil spill in Kalamazoo proves, you'd better know what you are doing in regards to this.
Henry Henderson: Kalamazoo River Spill: Two Years Later and the Tar Sands Mess in Michigan Still Looks Ugly
This week marks the two-year anniversary of the massive Kalamazoo River pipeline spill. The event looks very different now than it did in 2010, when authorities openly worried that the Michigan mess would ooze tar sands oil into the Great Lakes. While there is still work underway to sop up the spill, it already stands as the longest and costliest pipeline cleanup in American history. And the ongoing investigations have given us a clearer and more frustrating view of the disaster, making it clear to anyone looking that our growing affinity for Canadas bottom-of-the-barrel unconventional tar sands oil is unsafe on a variety of levels.
sorry, but the bullshit is only spewing from your keyboard. the country is criss crossed with pipelines, they are safe and secure. obama hates oil and blocked keystone to appease his envirowacko supporters.
BTW, how is our 500 mill solar investment in Solyndra working out?
So what I'm getting out of this thread is that the justification for our over bloated military is so we can be the world police...America the white horse riding in to save the day.
Screw our poor, our schools, our education. We have to beat up all the world's bad guys instead.
I don't often agree with you, but in this case you are absolutely correct.
Reps on the way!
We have more domestic oil production under Obama than we did under Bush. Keystone helps Canada get their oil to market. Without Keystone, Canada has no option but to sell that oil to us.
R&D investments do not always work out. We spent a lot of money on the fledgling oil industry. Many, many, many oil wells were dry. How did that work out?
So what I'm getting out of this thread is that the justification for our over bloated military is so we can be the world police...America the white horse riding in to save the day.
Screw our poor, our schools, our education. We have to beat up all the world's bad guys instead.
I don't often agree with you, but in this case you are absolutely correct.
Reps on the way!
Lack of "wealth" and poor education have little to do with lack of funding from the government. It's like pissing into the ocean.
If we were drilling for our own oil, if obama had not blocked the keystone pipeline, we would not need to worry about "keeping the oil flowing". We are dependent on foreign oil because of the liberal stupidity of the federal govt.
Bullshit.
President Obama didn't "block" anything. Republicans were in a rush to embarrass him. And several states had no taste for the project being ramroded through them given the "safety" standards that keystone was demonstrating in dealing with their own products. Their disaster recovery plans were a joke and as the Tar Sand oil spill in Kalamazoo proves, you'd better know what you are doing in regards to this.
Henry Henderson: Kalamazoo River Spill: Two Years Later and the Tar Sands Mess in Michigan Still Looks Ugly
This week marks the two-year anniversary of the massive Kalamazoo River pipeline spill. The event looks very different now than it did in 2010, when authorities openly worried that the Michigan mess would ooze tar sands oil into the Great Lakes. While there is still work underway to sop up the spill, it already stands as the longest and costliest pipeline cleanup in American history. And the ongoing investigations have given us a clearer and more frustrating view of the disaster, making it clear to anyone looking that our growing affinity for Canadas bottom-of-the-barrel unconventional tar sands oil is unsafe on a variety of levels.
sorry, but the bullshit is only spewing from your keyboard. the country is criss crossed with pipelines, they are safe and secure. obama hates oil and blocked keystone to appease his envirowacko supporters.
BTW, how is our 500 mill solar investment in Solyndra working out?
