Quite true, like anything else with the government involved, there is massive waste and cronyism, empire building in the various departments etc. Probably at least 25% could be cut with little loss in defense capability. But the world needs America to be big and strong, none of the Western countries outside the U.S. can afford to carry the burden. A world without the U.S. military is a world in chaos.
I think this sort of assumption is exactly what perpetuates the problem. Countries around the world rely on the US for everything - why the hell can't they do it themselves? I don't think anybody denies the fact that various things the US does are vital to political and economic stability around the world. But I don't think people around the world realize that it's a terrible attitude to have, lest they want the mighty US to take control over their own incompetent nation. That's what it sounds like a lot of times. The US was founded by people who were not only passionate enough about working hard to become successful to risk their lives coming here but to fight a war to ensure they wouldn't lose that freedom. Getting **** done is in our DNA, and frankly I don't see that attitude from governments nor people in Europe these days. I think they want the US to make their decisions for them. I think that attitude shows at every level from the individuals all the way up to government policy. And I think it needs to stop. The only people who can make it stop is the US, by cutting ties and forcing others to fend for themselves. We need to ensure our survival before we can worry about anybody else.
You just made my screen go deaf. Any chance you could locate your caps lock key and make sure the light isn't on next time?
Did you forget about the decent post content policy as well?
