the military industrial complex won't
Does anyone think that this is somewhat excessive?
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the military industrial complex won't
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See who is the terrorist now?
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Well, to be fair, some of their biggest military rivals have basket-case economies. It's hard to assess the defense "budget" of a nation with toilet-paper currency. Especially if they haven't even used it to pay their troops for several months.
What does having an army have to do with being a terrorist?
What do you have such a huge army for? Parading?
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For defense.
Yeah, sure.
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Well, regardless, you have not said anything to back up your claim that we are terrorists. But let's stop this thread from wandering too far off topic.
you don't need your army for defense. who's going to invade you? the cold war is over.
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If the US want to spend what they spend on defence I don't really see what business it is of other countries
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That is true. Our government just decides it has too much money floating around so why not build a few more planes just in case.
Maybe we just don't want to get caught with our pants down again like in WWII.Originally posted by Saint Marcus
you don't need your army for defense. who's going to invade you? the cold war is over.
Nothing like a high tech army to disuade would-be Nazis from showing up at your door.
Yeah, not my taxes!Originally posted by TheStinger
If the US want to spend what they spend on defence I don't really see what business it is of other countries
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We've got both kinds
in WW2, the US mainland was never in danger of being invaded, let alone by the Nazis.Nothing like a high tech army to disuade would-be Nazis from showing up at your door.
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just curious, who are the next 25?
I dont Know, but, it is quite impressive, the Americans must surely spend more money in the military than Japan,Germany,France,Italy,England,China,Russia, India, Pakistan,Brazil etc etc together.
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Exactly.Originally posted by Saint Marcus
in WW2, the US mainland was never in danger of being invaded, let alone by the Nazis.
Periodista : A proposito del escudo de la fe, Elisa, a mí me sorprendía Reutemann diciendo que estaba dispuesto a enfrentarse con el mismísimo demonio (Menem) y después terminó bajándose de la candidatura. Ahí parece que fuera ganando el demonio.
Elisa Carrio: No, porque si usted lee bien el Génesis dice que la mujer pisará la serpiente.
It's only healthy to have a budget that big
edit: I can't see any problems here, well maybe that then you must fight a lot, or all the money is wasted.
Looks like someone is preparing for huge fighting, but still you guys won't except volunteers. Shame on you! I'd do it for free! There's something wrong in that! Call your congressman!
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At least they aren't spending the money on education or something so we should get a competitive edge down the line.
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We've got both kinds
We will bomb your schools.
Mother ****ing goddamn ass chewing, **** sucking son of a *****
We would bomb yours but the kids are too well armed.
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We've got both kinds
Originally posted by MikeH
We would bomb yours but the kids are too well armed.
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Bomb us with what?
Mother ****ing goddamn ass chewing, **** sucking son of a *****
And don't you forget it!Originally posted by MikeH
We would bomb yours but the kids are too well armed.The graduates of one of our elite training camps (schools) could conquer France in hours.
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I thought that it was only the next 10 countries combined though.
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Does someone have a list?
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http://www.cdi.org/issues/wme/spendersFY03.htmlOriginally posted by Eli
Does someone have a list?
As current as I could find. In case the link doesn't work, here's the top 25 (in billions USD):
United States $396.1
Russia* $60.0
China* $42.0
Japan $40.4
United Kingdom $34.0
Saudi Arabia $27.2
France $25.3
Germany $21.0
Brazil* $17.9
India $15.6
Italy $15.5
South Korea $11.8
Iran $9.1
Israel $9.0
Taiwan $8.2
Canada $7.7
Spain $6.9
Australia $6.6
Netherlands $5.6
Turkey $5.1
Singapore $4.3
Sweden $4.2
United Arab Emirates* $3.9
Poland $3.7
Greece $3.3
These numbers should be looked at with a grain of salt. Our military is a professional force, which costs a lot of money to run. It has to compete with the private sector for bodies and minds, which costs lots of moolah.
We're going toward a defense budget of 4% of GDP. Historically, this is not an unduly high figure. Personally, I thought a 3% figure was just fine, but moving to 4% is not a very large swing upward in context.
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