[quote]orion wrote:
[quote]Scuba19 wrote:
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
[quote]gremlin1267 wrote:
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
I guess rather than getting into a pissing match over percentages, I will rephrase my question, why does it not bother this forum that we spend so much on the military, our social programs are a drop in the bucket. Do we have to be have to spend 8 dollars to 1 dollar in China to be superior, could we not cut it down to 4 dollars to every dollar china spends [/quote]
Okay, first off, there’s no fracking way that the govenrment spends 50% of it’s budget on the military.
Second off, you’re one percentage hyperlink was totally biased. A bunch of anti-war protesters obviously made that crap up. I mean comeon, why don’t you research a couple of sites before making a conclusion on this controversy. For example, a research study shows creatine doesn’t help build muscle tissue or help with anaerobic exercises at all, so are you going to stop taking it forever, because one study says it causes cancer or some crap.
Thirdly, why do you think we’re a super power in the world with the finest military in the world. Um, yeah, we pay big bucks to have good gear and a high level of technology so we can win the fight. Maybe you’d prefer moving to China where everyone is required to join the military. Oh, you don’t want to go, “we kill yo’, yo’ family, and yo’ fwiends!” I mean comeon, we have great things in America in regards to other countries, and there’s a reason for that. Prehaps you’d prefer living in a Communist country. I here North Korea is accepting applications.
OOOO, oooo, ooooo, I have another idea…why don’t we fracking start spending money on America rather than all these other fracking countries that hate us and don’t want us their anyway. On this point I’ll agree government funds could be better proportioned, but when it comes to dealing with the military and keeping our freedoms and way of life their really isn’t an issue. Put your life on the line and see if you want to do it for free…
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Gremlin[/quote]
Well let me start off by saying FRACK YU 
We could spend half of what we are spending today and still spend four times what the Chinese spend and they are in second place
We almost spend as much as all other countries combined, do we have to be THAT SUPIRIOR? War is expensive and America should take care of America first.
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So, tell me. How does China’s military stack up against ours? What are their surface to air missile capabilities, anti-cruise missile capabilities, etc. How does their infantry compare to ours? Can they match our M1A1 Abrams tank?
I thought so. You have no idea how much we should be spending on military.[/quote]
No, but he does have a sense that at some point enough must be enough.
How “superior” do you have to be until you will feel somehwhat safe?
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I agree, at some point enough is enough. I’m sure there are things that could be cut from the Defense budget.
On the other hand, while only a small percentage of our 330 million population is capable of fighting in combat, China is capable of having a military that is bigger than our population.
By the way, technology costs money. We are no longer flying mechanically simple planes, driving mechanically simple tanks, or sailing in mechanically simple submarines and ships. Unfortunately, costs grows exponentially with technological advancement in weapons.
