American Military Dominance In One Staggering Chart

[Gonzomin]

You can't have your cake and eat it too. Either subsidized Europes defense with our own blood and treasure or let them fend for themselves for the first time in 80 fucking years. Because you can be damn sure they wouldn't be rushing to come over here should we need it. If they won't defend themselves they sure as hell won't defend us. They are not mutually beneficial allies.

NATO stands against Russia. If Russia attacks, they will bear the brunt of the attacks. How much is that worth?

[countryboy]

I think that would be going too far. We can still be part of NATO and have troops in the UN. But we should close all of our military bases in other countries and stop all of these wars on the Muslim world.

Textbook example of why leftist loons shouldn't be allowed anywhere near foreign policy.

[StoneByStone]

Textbook example of why leftist loons shouldn't be allowed anywhere near foreign policy.

Fucking leftist loons not wanting endless wars for Israel!

[Mason Michaels]

Fine, close all our bases in Europe and pull out of NATO. Also no more troops for the U.N.

American troops for American soil, American money for American citizens.

Typical Conservative POV,on par with hiding under the bed,with their gun.

[Mason Michaels]

NATO stands against Russia. If Russia attacks, they will bear the brunt of the attacks. How much is that worth?

Russia isn't the enemy,they're the Republican Party

[Loving91390]

We spend just as much on education as we do defense.

It’s expensive educating all those illegal aliens .....

[Gonzomin]

Russia isn't the enemy,they're the Republican Party

That is what NATO was created for. Who expected a US president to jump to the dark side? Trump is on the side of communist Russia against our long term European allies.

[Gonzomin]

We spend just as much on education as we do defense.

The federal government spends 1/8th as much on education as on military.

[Sirthinksalot]

Another reason for not spending more on schools and health care is that the government wants to keep people poor, because poverty is a major cause for enlistment. They need lots of poor people so the military industrial complex can continue.

The Democrats want to keep people poor, so they can buy their votes with promises of "free stuff".

[StoneByStone]

The Democrats want to keep people poor, so they can buy their votes with promises of "free stuff".

Liberal economic policies actually lift people out of poverty. Look at Europe.
Why do you think so few Democrats really fight for liberal economics? Most of them want the poor to stay poor, just like the Republicans.

[Sirthinksalot]

Liberal economic policies actually lift people out of poverty. Look at Europe.
Why do you think so few Democrats really fight for liberal economics? Most of them want the poor to stay poor, just like the Republicans.

Giving one person someone else's money doesn't lift anyone out of poverty. And the Republicans don't want people to stay poor.

[Gonzomin]

Giving one person someone else's money doesn't lift anyone out of poverty. And the Republicans don't want people to stay poor.

Are you kidding? Who do you think created the wealth gap that is keeping the masses poor or struggling and the wealthy living like royalty? The Repubs want to continue looting the poor and middle-class. It makes them richer and more powerful. Why did Trump give a couple trillion to the top 1 percent? He claimed it was a tax cut for the people and you must have believed it. The wealthy are creating a plutocracy and you are voting for it.

[/MSG/]

It's not that I think we should be spending more than we are now. It's that the amount we're spending on education should be well and above the amount we're spending on the military. And as you can see, we're spending way too much on the military.

So you want to cut military funding. Fine, just say that. Don't go blathering on about education then.

[/MSG/]

NATO stands against Russia. If Russia attacks, they will bear the brunt of the attacks. How much is that worth?

Are you gonna send your kids to die for Latvia?

[/MSG/]

Typical Conservative POV,on par with hiding under the bed,with their gun.

Shut up you useless Boomer. We have had enough of your endless thirst for war on your childrens backs.