if America spent the equivalent percentage of GDP as Europe does on the military we would save about 400 billion dollars a year. Of course we would be in a lot of trouble if we did that. I guess they feel they don’t have to spend that since we have their back
“.....since we have their back.”
Man, I wish I had a quarter for every time
the thought of the American taxpayers paying
for the Cold War defense of all of Western
Europe and Japan while they were selling
their cars and other stuff in the US crossed
my mind. And, it continues today. We are
their defense and it doesn’t cost them anything.
In the old days of imperialism countries like
Britain would take over some Banana Republic
and tax the locals for body guard services.
Not us.
Would we be in trouble? Or would all those countries that cut their own defense spending to the bone knowing the U.S. would bail them out be in trouble?