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I thought the problem is that, 25 years after its only serious opponent in the world disappeared, the US spends as much on the military as the next 7 countries
by hartpuff 11y ago
I thought the problem is that, 25 years after its only serious opponent in the world disappeared, the US spends as much on the military as the next 7 countries - five of which are US allies - combined.
- alanwatts 11y ago"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death." -Beyond Vietnam, Dr. King, speech given exactly 1 year before assasination
- merpnderp 11y agoLuckily through expert (sarcasm) US negotiations and a 3d chess policy, Russia just declared a new cold war and has warned of WWIII over Sryia. Eastern European countries are begging for US soldiers to be stationed there while they ramp up their own military spending to dissuade Russian aggression. So it looks like all that military spending will be needed after all.