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Utopia Talk / Politics / Republicans against foreign intervention
williamthebastard
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Fri Apr 10 21:46:35
If youre against foregin intervention, that sounds like you think all you should be doing is making sure your borders are well defended.

Dont you get that the amount of money you spend on the military is hugely exaggerated for that objective?
williamthebastard
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Fri Apr 10 21:47:50
...and that youre probably buying all the wrong kinds of weaponry for that?
williamthebastard
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Fri Apr 10 21:50:57
...and training? That your military is singularly trained and equipped for offensive war in other parts of the world rather than defense of your borders?
williamthebastard
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Fri Apr 10 21:56:07
basically, your entire military force is created and structured for foreign interventions.
Habebe
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Sat Apr 11 00:06:22
It also acts a giant welfare program (individual and corporate)

Hence part of the jacked up cost.

It costs anywhere from $75k-million per soldier when you account for pensions, healthcare, housing benefits, disabiliry school tuition etc.

The number is averaged to include full life benefits.
Habebe
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Sat Apr 11 00:06:48
The corporate welfare involved dwarfs it.
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