Posted on 09/18/2024 5:32:20 PM PDT by McGruff
The U.S. must increase defense spending to Cold War levels if it expects to contend with international threats posed by a malign alliance of Russia, China, Iran and North Korea that could lead to a global war, according to a commission appointed by Congress.
On Wednesday, former California Rep. Jane Harman and Ambassador Eric Edelman, the chair and vice chair of the Commission on the National Defense Strategy, told lawmakers that the U.S. is facing its most severe threats in decades. The U.S. last fought a global conflict in World War II nearly 80 years ago and isn’t prepared for one today, they said.
“It’s not just the level of spending, it’s what we spend it on. We continue to fund legacy systems,” Ms. Harman said, referring to outdated weapons that remain in the inventory, sometimes because of political pressure. “Our view is spend more, but spend smarter and pay for it.”
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I agree.
Whether one approve or disapprove the idea of supporting Ukraine, America must rebuild and increase its military strength anyway, like it was in the good old days. So many new jobs can be created that way.
“Thanks free traitors. I hope that $.10 you saved on communist made paint brushes makes up for what you did to this country.”
Exactly !
People are alarmed that interest on the debt is more than defence spending.
So the solution appears to be: increase defence spending !
Yes, because NOTHING you have bought, own or rented helped out a communist country :)
What channels do you watch? ALL of them. What streaming sites...maybe none....have you investigated EVERY SINGLE ITEM you have bought over the past 50 years?
Virtue signalling gets old fast.
I buy what I like.
That usually leaves out China because their products are garbage.
I will Always buy American first if it is a superior product or just as good.
That is, is it exists at all in the first place as made in America.
That's almost impossible now, but there was a time in the late 90s and early 2000s when we had a choice, and we chose price over our kids and Vets.
What channels do you watch? ALL of them. What streaming sites...maybe none....
None. I have antenna. I get what I need from that which is very little because I usually have something better to do.
have you investigated EVERY SINGLE ITEM you have bought over the past 50 years?
I haven't gone over them with a fine tooth comb, but I have chosen not to buy products from a country that is threatening us with their nukes when I could find alternatives, or made the choice to do without if there was no choice. That is getting easier now as we're sending much of our manufacturing to other countries.
Virtue signalling gets old fast.
So does watching our side fund our enemies with our TV subscriptions and buying choices.
I buy what I like. That usually leaves out China because their products are garbage.
When I buy, I want to buy products that will keep our tax base here, funding our military and infrastructure rather than the Chinese Communists.
I will Always buy American first if it is a superior product or just as good.
Stop with your virtue signalling.;)
That is, is it exists at all in the first place as made in America.
As I said, we had a chance to vote with our spending dollars in the late 90 and early 2000s, and we voted with our money.
No we don’t. We need to stop with the constant meddling and forever wars abroad. Stop doing the things that brought Russia and China and Iran into alliance against us in the first place.
And this is exactly why we will see interest rates continue to drop aggressively.
Yep! According to WaPo. Of course it is coming down to two alternatives: default on the debt or impose confiscatory taxes. (or cut and balance the budget - 😂😂😂😂) The Republican Party has become useless - now proposing a six months continuing resolution... continuing the onerous deficit spending of the previous budget.
Matt Gaetz really screwed us good with this present Speaker!
“ a three shit a day, 24-7 footing”
All I can tell you is that if I went on a three shit a day schedule, I wouldn’t be able to get anything done.
It would be the same with any Speaker who could actually be elected.
True; the Republican Party has become nearly useless. Heaven knows how we fix that. Dem leaders in the House say that Mike Johnson is the best GOP Speaker for the Democrats that they have ever had. 🤷♂️
Next comes the Draft.
Yay, new toys for the Military-Industrial Complex.
“A Globalist Force For Good”
This situation is no longer solvable by “elections” and “voting”.
The fiscal situation alone is certainly not solvable by elected politicians.
And it is true cross the entire West. All these gov’ts are bankrupt.
Which is probably the explanation... there is a global cabal that is hoping to form a 0ne-World governing power - by weakening all Western national sovereign entities {e.g.: Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum}.
Yep.
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