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Thespian2

(2,741 posts)
6. If the American government
Thu May 29, 2014, 08:31 AM
May 2014

plans to continue endless war, why not save some money while killing people, many of whom are innocent? Consolidate the military. Have one Air Force. Does every branch need its own planes? Have one Army. Why have Marines at all? They are foot soldiers. Call all of them American Forces. Get rid of most of the officers in all branches of the Forces. Most of them are only useful to meet tee times at military golf courses and laze about in military resorts around the globe, bathed in their own importance. Build only necessary battle equipment to be employed to secure the safety of the American population. Close some of the 600 bases now manned by the military. Stop hiring private militias, normally used to by-pass the Geneva Conventions.

Perhaps with these and other sensible changes, the people can begin to take back the economy from the chicken-hawk war mongers and the builders of useless military equipment.

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k/r marmar May 2014 #1
How many of America's problems would evaporate if the Pentagon's budget was cut in half? baldguy May 2014 #2
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2014 #3
If it is good they are trying to do. jwirr May 2014 #9
USMC Maj. Gen. Smedley Buiter said it best: unhappycamper May 2014 #4
This budget is a disgrace. If they are worried about national security then they should stop jwirr May 2014 #13
The biggest monkey on our backs no doubt. It's immoral and obscene. L0oniX May 2014 #16
Looks like they are only spending the money leftover after paying for everything else. AAO May 2014 #19
K&R. Very sad. So different from what most of us would want. Overseas May 2014 #5
Let's spend 25% on the Military - still more than any other country. AAO May 2014 #20
That would be great and quite ample for the military really. If we de-privatize it, we can save more Overseas May 2014 #23
If the American government Thespian2 May 2014 #6
+1 an entire shit load. Enthusiast May 2014 #10
Hire the Chinese to do it ...it will be cheaper. L0oniX May 2014 #15
I mentioned similar things in a reply in another post Puzzledtraveller May 2014 #7
Because these wars have been so helpful! DirkGently May 2014 #8
You only say that because you are not of the 1% rich. L0oniX May 2014 #12
Just think of the achievements of Gold Star Mothers. U-RAH! AAO May 2014 #21
Only 5??? L0oniX May 2014 #11
War drives the American economy, much of the remaining US based manufacturing is NorthCarolina May 2014 #14
They left out private contractors which might be the most wasteful part of the brewens May 2014 #17
Drone pilot is one of the hottest growing fields! raouldukelives May 2014 #18
Hippies were right RobertEarl May 2014 #22
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