downsizing US military

[Guynemer]

Problem: Iran building Nuclear Bomb

Question: How does the size of our military deter this in any way?

Problem: Syria disintegrating

Question: How does the size of our military deter this in any way? And why should we care?

Problem: Terrorist threat rising in Africa

Question: How does the size of our military deter this in any way? How does a conventional military force have any effect on international terrorism? Isn't that precisely what an increased focus on special forces and intelligence is for?

Problem: China threatening Japanese

Question: How does the size of our military deter this in any way? Is Japan, the third largest economy on the planet, somehow helpless?

Problem: North Korea still testing long range missles

Question: How does the size of our military deter this in any way?

Problem: China threatening Phillipine territory

Question: How does the size of our military deter this in any way? How is this our problem?

Problem: Russia invading Ukraine

Question: How does the size of our military deter this in any way?

[100% Wolf]

Problem: Iran building Nuclear Bomb
Problem: Syria disintegrating
Problem: Terrorist threat rising in Africa
Problem: China threatening Japanese
Problem: North Korea still testing long range missles
Problem: China threatening Phillipine territory
Problem: Russia invading Ukraine

Obama solution: Cut Military

Thanks Obama! You ****ing moron.

So your plan is to use our military against Syria, Africa, China, North Korea, and Russia?

[Al B. Sure!]

So your plan is to use our military against Syria, Africa, China, North Korea, and Russia?

The military is a threat.

[Guynemer]

It is an expensive threat that has done nothing to prevent any of the things Plato listed.

[pchang]

Which has already proven to be insufficient at previous levels that were larger than our current levels.

[PLATO]

Question: How does the size of our military deter this in any way?



Question: How does the size of our military deter this in any way? And why should we care?

Problem: Terrorist threat rising in Africa

Question: How does the size of our military deter this in any way? How does a conventional military force have any effect on international terrorism? Isn't that precisely what an increased focus on special forces and intelligence is for?

Problem: China threatening Japanese

Question: How does the size of our military deter this in any way? Is Japan, the third largest economy on the planet, somehow helpless?

Problem: North Korea still testing long range missles

Question: How does the size of our military deter this in any way?

Problem: China threatening Phillipine territory

Question: How does the size of our military deter this in any way? How is this our problem?

Problem: Russia invading Ukraine

Question: How does the size of our military deter this in any way?

Seriously? The size of our military and the projection of force is a historical fact for world stabilization. As we draw down, the world becomes more unstable. Pretty simple actually. You should get this.

[regexcellent]

It is an expensive threat that has done nothing to prevent any of the things Plato listed.

Because of our inability to apply it properly, for instance in Ukraine.

[PLATO]

So your plan is to use our military against Syria, Africa, China, North Korea, and Russia?

No. Not at all. Think it through.....

[PLATO]

Because of our inability to apply it properly, for instance in Ukraine.

Yes. Proper application and force projection is the key to stability and peace. Not rocket science people. I wonder if anyone here reads history or if they just subscribe to neo-liberalist thought and hope we can all sit around and sing songs together.

[C0ckney]

Yes. Proper application and force projection is the key to stability and peace. Not rocket science people. I wonder if anyone here reads history or if they just subscribe to neo-liberalist thought and hope we can all sit around and sing songs together.

when i think of afghanistan, iraq and libya, stability and peace are the first two words that come to mind.

[Guynemer]

Seriously? The size of our military and the projection of force is a historical fact for world stabilization. As we draw down, the world becomes more unstable. Pretty simple actually. You should get this.

You're going to need to back up these "facts".

[C0ckney]

You're going to need to back up these "facts".

i just hope he's better at it than nye.

[100% Wolf]

Yes. Proper application and force projection is the key to stability and peace. Not rocket science people. I wonder if anyone here reads history or if they just subscribe to neo-liberalist thought and hope we can all sit around and sing songs together.

You're being an ass. It's not at all obvious that the US could stop Putin from invading Crimea through "proper application and force projection" whatever that entails.

[PLATO]

You're going to need to back up these "facts".

I refer you to History itself. I assume you read?

[PLATO]

You're being an ass. It's not at all obvious that the US could stop Putin from invading Crimea through "proper application and force projection" whatever that entails.

Obviously, it is not obvious. However, given the current lack of force projection and committment it is obvious that the Kremlin feels they can act with impunity. Proper application of force and force projection will never guarantee stability, but the lack of it will guarantee instability.