I live in the greatest country in the world! Land of the free! (dial up warning, pics! Graphic!)

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96. No

They are afforded some relative security by having us as a buffer on their West and South. Post War Russia would have love to come across the Sea. Would they have to spend up to the crazy amounts of money we are throwing away now, no. There is no doubt though they would have to increase spending if we were not there. Just for border protection alone would increase. As for protecting ourselves, FDR said it best. "All we have to fear is fear it's self." We are seeing a lot of bogeyman everywhere and it is costing us a fortune.
What I find amazing though is that people would not stand up for their fellow Americans from a snide comment from an outsider. Do you not know any good Americans, friends family? What country is perfect? It was so much easier to attack me, do we hate this country that much? Some else down the threat had a nice rebuttal, I think I will look at that one again. The one with the beauty of this countries landscape and people. I can not and do not believe were are nothing but a bad country. There are too many good people I know that are trying to make this country a better place.