Spending on defense with an amount greater than the rest of the world combined has not made us safer. In fact, what our politicians have asked our military to do has had just the opposite effect. Cases in point are:
• Iraq – hundreds of thousands dead and millions displaced from their homes … has that made us safer?
• Afghanistan – have you noticed it is getting worse and we are sending more troops? … did this work for the Russians or the British … or us in Viet Nam. We supported the Taliban against the Russians in Afghanistan because we wanted it to be their Viet Nam. History does repeat.
• Pakistan and their nukes – Has our presence and billions made them more or less stable?
• Gitmo – enough said.
Things that make us safe are:
• A strong economy
• The world greatest innovation and infrastructure
• The moral high ground
These motivate others to be more like us and want to help us. Defense spending takes from these and creates that budget red ink that our children will need to pay (and us through inflation). Green technology and communications infrastructure will protect this country more than another tank or jet fighter.
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