President declares: Every gun that is made, every warship launched is a theft from the hungry

[rightwinger]

Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children. The cost of one modern heavy bomber is this: a modern brick school in more than 30 cities. It is two electric power plants, each serving a town of 60,000 population. It is two fine, fully equipped hospitals. It is some fifty miles of concrete pavement. We pay for a single fighter plane with a half million bushels of wheat. We pay for a single destroyer with new homes that could have housed more than 8,000 people. This is, I repeat, the best way of life to be found on the road the world has been taking. This is not a way of life at all, in any true sense. Under the cloud of threatening war, it is humanity hanging from a cross of iron. … Is there no other way the world may live?



Great speech by a great President



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[SassyIrishLass]

The man couldn't even dress himself. He had a valet do it

 

[rightwinger]

We pay for a single fighter plane with a half million bushels of wheat. We pay for a single destroyer with new homes that could have housed more than 8,000 people.

Using taxpayer money to build bombers is ....Patriotism

Using taxpayer money to feed and house Americans is.......Socialism

 

[Correll]

When the Soviet Union fell, contrary to the belief system of many, defense spending fell and fell and kept falling.

It wasn't until we were horribly attacked that it went back up.

Hell, in Europe, protected by the powerful United States, average defense spending is from our European allies in NATO is running at 1.6%.

YOu remove immediate threats and First World democratic societies will be happy to spend the money elsewhere.

 

[Hossfly]

Get rid of despots and terrorists and we wouldn't need guns, planes and ships.

Get rid of guns and we would be praying toward Mecca.

 

[paulitician]

Meanwhile, he's currently arming brutal thugs and bombing & killing all over the World. So, nice try. But who other than dimwitted Obamabots are buying it?

 

[rightwinger]

When the Soviet Union fell, contrary to the belief system of many, defense spending fell and fell and kept falling.

It wasn't until we were horribly attacked that it went back up.

Hell, in Europe, protected by the powerful United States, average defense spending is from our European allies in NATO is running at 1.6%.

YOu remove immediate threats and First World democratic societies will be happy to spend the money elsewhere.

We have a larger military than the next ten countries combined.....who is the threat?

Other nations seem to understand they can build schools, hospitals and feed their people while we build bigger and better military hardware

 

[Stephanie]

Notice folks. he doesn't say WHAT President said it...guess why

 

[rightwinger]

Who did he steal that from? He's not smart enough to think up himself

A very smart man indeed

He understands the military industrial complex and what we give up to feed it

 

[Lonestar_logic]

When the Soviet Union fell, contrary to the belief system of many, defense spending fell and fell and kept falling.

It wasn't until we were horribly attacked that it went back up.

Hell, in Europe, protected by the powerful United States, average defense spending is from our European allies in NATO is running at 1.6%.

YOu remove immediate threats and First World democratic societies will be happy to spend the money elsewhere.

We have a larger military than the next ten countries combined.....who is the threat?

Other nations seem to understand they can build schools, hospitals and feed their people while we build bigger and better military hardware

911

 

[Harry Dresden]

Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children. The cost of one modern heavy bomber is this: a modern brick school in more than 30 cities. It is two electric power plants, each serving a town of 60,000 population. It is two fine, fully equipped hospitals. It is some fifty miles of concrete pavement. We pay for a single fighter plane with a half million bushels of wheat. We pay for a single destroyer with new homes that could have housed more than 8,000 people. This is, I repeat, the best way of life to be found on the road the world has been taking. This is not a way of life at all, in any true sense. Under the cloud of threatening war, it is humanity hanging from a cross of iron. … Is there no other way the world may live?



Great speech by a great President



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which president was that?.....

 

[paulitician]

When the Soviet Union fell, contrary to the belief system of many, defense spending fell and fell and kept falling.

It wasn't until we were horribly attacked that it went back up.

Hell, in Europe, protected by the powerful United States, average defense spending is from our European allies in NATO is running at 1.6%.

YOu remove immediate threats and First World democratic societies will be happy to spend the money elsewhere.

We have a larger military than the next ten countries combined.....who is the threat?

Other nations seem to understand they can build schools, hospitals and feed their people while we build bigger and better military hardware

Really, which Nations are those? We're a warring animal. Especially the American animal. Blood and death is what this nation was founded on. As were most other nations. Nothing's really changed. And i doubt it will for a very long time.

 

[rightwinger]

When the Soviet Union fell, contrary to the belief system of many, defense spending fell and fell and kept falling.

It wasn't until we were horribly attacked that it went back up.

Hell, in Europe, protected by the powerful United States, average defense spending is from our European allies in NATO is running at 1.6%.

YOu remove immediate threats and First World democratic societies will be happy to spend the money elsewhere.

We have a larger military than the next ten countries combined.....who is the threat?

Other nations seem to understand they can build schools, hospitals and feed their people while we build bigger and better military hardware

911

How did that work out?
A military larger than the next ten nations combined

 

[paulitician]

Americans love their War. Can't live without it. In that respect, they have quite a bit in common with violent gangs like Al Qaeda and ISIS. It's a blood lust. And Americans have been raised on it. It is what it is.

 

[Hossfly]

Notice folks. he doesn't say WHAT President said it...guess why

Eisenhower said it. This guy just wants to pull a "gotcha."

 

[Stephanie]

Notice folks. he doesn't say WHAT President said it...guess why

Eisenhower said it. This guy just wants to pull a "gotcha."

BINGO. dumb games in my book

 

[Correll]

When the Soviet Union fell, contrary to the belief system of many, defense spending fell and fell and kept falling.

It wasn't until we were horribly attacked that it went back up.

Hell, in Europe, protected by the powerful United States, average defense spending is from our European allies in NATO is running at 1.6%.

YOu remove immediate threats and First World democratic societies will be happy to spend the money elsewhere.

We have a larger military than the next ten countries combined.....who is the threat?

Other nations seem to understand they can build schools, hospitals and feed their people while we build bigger and better military hardware

THat's a bogus number.

Our dominance discourages spending by both our allies AND many of our enemies.

Also, spending does not compare well from nation to nation.

Threats? Terrorists, Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, off the top of my head.

 

[LogikAndReazon]

More social programs , welfare, handouts, and redistribution is what this country needs ...

For the people comrades !!!

 

[Luddly Neddite]

The man couldn't even dress himself. He had a valet do it

Link to proof he could not dress himself.

 

[rightwinger]

When the Soviet Union fell, contrary to the belief system of many, defense spending fell and fell and kept falling.

It wasn't until we were horribly attacked that it went back up.

Hell, in Europe, protected by the powerful United States, average defense spending is from our European allies in NATO is running at 1.6%.

YOu remove immediate threats and First World democratic societies will be happy to spend the money elsewhere.

We have a larger military than the next ten countries combined.....who is the threat?

Other nations seem to understand they can build schools, hospitals and feed their people while we build bigger and better military hardware

THat's a bogus number.

Our dominance discourages spending by both our allies AND many of our enemies.

Also, spending does not compare well from nation to nation.

Threats? Terrorists, Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, off the top of my head.

None of those threats warrant 25% of our military spending

None are capable of engaging us on the land, sea or air