Why Do People Claim "The U.S. Can't Afford Another War"?

[Dayton3]

A common refrain from those opposing U.S. military action overseas such as Syria, Iraq and elsewhere is that "The U.S. can't afford another war".

And they are invariably talking about financially as they often add "we're broke" or refer to the deficit and/or national debt.

Come on.

Do people really believe that if Iran seized control of the Straits of Hormuz or North Korea launched a massive attack across the DMZ that the U.S. would have to throw up its hands and accept it because we "can't afford it".

In World War Two, the U.S. spent many times the percentage of GDP it does now on the military and did for fully 4 years.

 

[Indeependent]

The US can afford anything that occurs outside it's national borders but can't afford to fix a traffic light within it's borders.
It's the hypocrisy and the pilfering.

 

[Dayton3]

The US can afford anything that occurs outside it's national borders but can't afford to fix a traffic light within it's borders.
It's the hypocrisy and the pilfering.

Are traffic lights normally a federal govt. problem?

 

[Contumacious]

A common refrain from those opposing U.S. military action overseas such as Syria, Iraq and elsewhere is that "The U.S. can't afford another war".

Dayton 3 is

1- massively retarded

2- an employee of KBR, Halliburton or some other war profiteer

.3- both

 

[Dayton3]

A common refrain from those opposing U.S. military action overseas such as Syria, Iraq and elsewhere is that "The U.S. can't afford another war".

Dayton 3 is

1- massively retarded

2- an employee of KBR, Halliburton or some other war profiteer

.3- both

History teacher for the last decade. HQT status

 

[TheOldSchool]

What the US can't afford is pointless and unwinnable wars.

 

[Dayton3]

What the US can't afford is pointless and unwinnable wars.

The U.S. has never fought a pointless war.

And no war is unwinnable

 

[M14 Shooter]

A common refrain from those opposing U.S. military action overseas such as Syria, Iraq and elsewhere is that "The U.S. can't afford another war".

And they are invariably talking about financially as they often add "we're broke" or refer to the deficit and/or national debt.

Come on.

Do people really believe that if Iran seized control of the Straits of Hormuz or North Korea launched a massive attack across the DMZ that the U.S. would have to throw up its hands and accept it because we "can't afford it".

In World War Two, the U.S. spent many times the percentage of GDP it does now on the military and did for fully 4 years.

The US could spend > $2.5T per yr on a war and not go another penny in debt.

 

[Contumacious]

A common refrain from those opposing U.S. military action overseas such as Syria, Iraq and elsewhere is that "The U.S. can't afford another war".

Dayton 3 is

1- massively retarded

2- an employee of KBR, Halliburton or some other war profiteer

.3- both

History teacher for the last decade. HQT status

I knew it, he is both massively retarded and employee of a war profiteer.

their motto "What is good for the Military Industrial Complex is good for America."

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[M14 Shooter]

What the US can't afford is pointless and unwinnable wars.

Like, oh. the war on poverty.

 

[TheOldSchool]

What the US can't afford is pointless and unwinnable wars.

The U.S. has never fought a pointless war.

And no war is unwinnable

You know the U.S. has plenty of soldiers. We can surely afford to lose a few thousand of them right? What's a new war you think we can throw them at?

 

[Contumacious]

What the US can't afford is pointless and unwinnable wars.

The U.S. has never fought a pointless war.

And no war is unwinnable

You know the U.S. has plenty of soldiers. We can surely afford to lose a few thousand of them right? What's a new war you think we can throw them at?

An invasion of Iran, I am sure.

 

[whitehall]

"Can't afford another war" is a phrase created by the media to excuse the democrat regime from the responsibility of protecting the US from our enemies. The US is the greatest Military force on the planet in technology and training but thanks to the chicken shit democrat party the US Military has been forced to engage the enemy on the enemy's terms. US Soldiers die from IED and sniper fire and they don't gain an inch of ground in Afghanistan while the president gives a party for the family of a freaking traitor. How out of touch can you get?

 

[Mad Scientist]

What the US can't afford is pointless and unwinnable wars.

The U.S. has never fought a pointless war.

Except for every war since WWII.

And no war is unwinnable

Congress and the DOD just make it so.

The only thing the US Military did since WWII that actually helped anyone was the Berlin Airlift.

And that wasn't a War.

 

[rdean]

A common refrain from those opposing U.S. military action overseas such as Syria, Iraq and elsewhere is that "The U.S. can't afford another war".

And they are invariably talking about financially as they often add "we're broke" or refer to the deficit and/or national debt.

Come on.

Do people really believe that if Iran seized control of the Straits of Hormuz or North Korea launched a massive attack across the DMZ that the U.S. would have to throw up its hands and accept it because we "can't afford it".

In World War Two, the U.S. spent many times the percentage of GDP it does now on the military and did for fully 4 years.

Republicans have discovered the secret to paying for more wars. "Tax Cuts". It worked for Iraq. By paying for war with tax cuts, you can have unlimited wars.

 

[Mad Scientist]

Republicans have discovered the secret to paying for more wars. "Tax Cuts". It worked for Iraq. By paying for war with tax cuts, you can have unlimited wars.

So how is Obama doing it now?

 

[TheOldSchool]

"Can't afford another war" is a phrase created by the media to excuse the democrat regime from the responsibility of protecting the US from our enemies. The US is the greatest Military force on the planet in technology and training but thanks to the chicken shit democrat party the US Military has been forced to engage the enemy on the enemy's terms. US Soldiers die from IED and sniper fire and they don't gain an inch of ground in Afghanistan while the president gives a party for the family of a freaking traitor. How out of touch can you get?

I'm all in favor of finishing wars. As for starting them... we should take a poll of the military about which countries they'd most be willing to die in when the Republican party takes back over and go for the top 3. It will surely boost approval ratings

 

[blackhawk]

Some lessons everyone especially politicians need to learn.

It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.
General Douglas MacArthur

A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.
George Patton

 

[g5000]

A common refrain from those opposing U.S. military action overseas such as Syria, Iraq and elsewhere is that "The U.S. can't afford another war".

And they are invariably talking about financially as they often add "we're broke" or refer to the deficit and/or national debt.

Come on.

Do people really believe that if Iran seized control of the Straits of Hormuz or North Korea launched a massive attack across the DMZ that the U.S. would have to throw up its hands and accept it because we "can't afford it".

In World War Two, the U.S. spent many times the percentage of GDP it does now on the military and did for fully 4 years.

You are quite wrong. In real dollars, we were spending just as much on Defense during Bush as we did at the peak of spending in WWII.

And we are not in a world war.

As for this "we can't afford it" straw man, do you think we have an endless supply of robot soldiers in the basement of the Pentagon, who never tire and can do five, six, seven, eight combat deployments?

When are you going to enlist, chickenhawk?

 

[aaronleland]

When are you going to enlist, chickenhawk?

He's serving his country... as a history teacher.