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>If the United States' military posture was not so depleted at this point, Compared to whom?[0][1][2] We are first or second in most measures of military stren
by cmdrfred 10y ago
>If the United States' military posture was not so depleted at this point,
Compared to whom?[0][1][2] We are first or second in most measures of military strength globally. We currently likely have the most powerful military ever to exist in human history.[3]
[0]http://www.globalfirepower.com/aircraft-total.asp http://www.globalfirepower.com/aircraft-total.asp
[1]http://www.globalfirepower.com/navy-aircraft-carriers.asp http://www.globalfirepower.com/navy-aircraft-carriers.asp
[2]http://www.globalfirepower.com/active-military-manpower.asp http://www.globalfirepower.com/active-military-manpower.asp
[3]http://www.globalfirepower.com/countries-listing.asp http://www.globalfirepower.com/countries-listing.asp
- throwaway2016a 10y agoExactly! We could realistically decrease our military funding by the 20% Gary Johnson has suggested and STILL be the largest and strongest in most measures. The only place we are weak is that we are stretched thin. But we did that to ourselves through interventionist policies.