[BobL]

Putin could NEVER launch a successful first strike against us, simply because we spend 5 times as much on our military, and therefore are superior. Same regarding China, for that matter. So we’re safe and anyone thinking otherwise is simply a FEAR MONGER.

(don’t laugh, that’s what half of the country actually believes)

[Openurmind]

That is because Putin doesn’t pay $37 per screw and $640 per toilet seat. lol

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-07-30-vw-18804-story.html

[daniel1212]

Putin could NEVER launch a successful first strike against us, simply because we spend 5 times as much on our military,

How much the US spends versus China and Russia is actually misleading since the procurement costs are much different. How much it would cost China to produce a F-35 (if they could) is much less than here. And while the US still spends more, it is far more spread across the globe.

[Tammy8]

The same half of our population that thinks military people are like servants, and think people are in the military because they are too stupid to do anything else. Mind boggling what that half thinks.