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gab13by13

(32,542 posts)
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 07:48 AM Thursday

A Shocking Fact About The US Military Budget

Our military budget is more than every other country's military budget combined. Think about that.

Guess what? Krasnov is asking for an enormous increase.

Money for bombs that blow people up, instead of money to keep us healthy and feed the poor.

USA USA

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A Shocking Fact About The US Military Budget (Original Post) gab13by13 Thursday OP
Largest air force: USAF... ret5hd Thursday #1
The Military Industrial Complex the Security/Surveillance Industrial Complex has an insatiable and ravenous,... magicarpet Thursday #2
We have two choices in life. #1 is to be on the side of healing. #2 is on the side of harming. Clouds Passing Thursday #3

ret5hd

(22,534 posts)
1. Largest air force: USAF...
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 07:54 AM
Thursday

2nd largest air force: US Navy
3rd largest air force: US Army

(maybe the order is wrong, but you get the idea)

magicarpet

(19,042 posts)
2. The Military Industrial Complex the Security/Surveillance Industrial Complex has an insatiable and ravenous,...
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 08:35 AM
Thursday

.... appetite for endless US taxpayer dollars.


It is Feed me,... Feed me,... FEED ME,...says the MIC. Fuck the pinko concept of,....... "To promote the general welfare" (of the people) - as stated in the Preamble to the US Constitution.

It is promote the legality of the war machine ONLY - with each and every taxpayer dollar raised - is the mission of team trDUMPee.

Unleash "Whiskey Pete"' KKKegsbreath - let him have lobster, king crab legs, and filet mignon for breakfast, lunch, and supper on the Pentagon's dime - while burning through $$$$ millions upon $$$$ millions of dollars,... as royalty is accustomed.

Clouds Passing

(8,106 posts)
3. We have two choices in life. #1 is to be on the side of healing. #2 is on the side of harming.
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 10:28 AM
Thursday

How can we heal the side who choses to harm?

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