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hay rick

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8. And why were you "defending" us in Iraq?

Reply to Flavius Aetius (Reply #6)

Thu Dec 1, 2016, 11:37 PM

Dec 2016

Our soldiers should have good equipment but they should not be defending us in Iraq. The United States has 5% of the world's population but accounts for close to 50% of the world's defense spending. Our allies account for a substantial portion of the rest of the world's military budget. We are insulated from the world by two wide oceans on our east and west. We have friendly neighbors to the north and the south. Our bloated military spending eats up 53% of all discretionary spending and crowds out basic public services and maintenance of infrastructure.

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How do we have a depleted military? [View all] dhol82 Dec 2016 OP

Equipment Flavius Aetius Dec 2016 #1

Then you think that the defense portion should be a much larger percentage of the national budget? dhol82 Dec 2016 #3

You asked a question Flavius Aetius Dec 2016 #6

And why were you "defending" us in Iraq? hay rick Dec 2016 #8

Why did you put quotations around "defending"? cynatnite Dec 2016 #16

Please reread my post. hay rick Dec 2016 #21

And a lot of it is sitting in a giant boneyard in Tuscon collecting dust. Initech Dec 2016 #7

If I could sit down and talk to you about my Pentagon experiences... MrScorpio Dec 2016 #13

Money is also spent on equipment that military leaders don't want. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #20

Because the defense contractors won't be happy until they get 100% of the discretionary budget dflprincess Dec 2016 #2

The pentagon wants the Abrams Flavius Aetius Dec 2016 #5

If you Google "pentagon buying tanks it doesn't want" dflprincess Dec 2016 #9

Better still, just watch this horrifyingly hilarious and true movie from HBO. MADem Dec 2016 #11

I highly recommend that film JonLP24 Dec 2016 #18

Thanks for the tip - I will check it out! dflprincess Dec 2016 #22

You will laugh and cry--and you won't believe that it's all true, but it is. MADem Dec 2016 #23

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #10

why do you have a Nazi general for a username? Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #14

We don't Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2016 #4

Reminds me of Dick Cheney and Halliburton. Vinca Dec 2016 #12

The A1 tank has been a joke since it was introduced The_Casual_Observer Dec 2016 #15

The Abrams has been one of the premier battle tanks in the world... EX500rider Dec 2016 #19

At least Ayn Rand Paul would have cut the military budget. Well, maybe. madinmaryland Dec 2016 #17