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post 1611910561 07-28-2020, 02:00 PM
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Says the guy who always says the chinese military will dominate the world. Fukking lol at your inability to grasp that the chinese military is inferior and its only strong point is manpower. BRB....USA could cripple china by naval blockade
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post 1611911041 07-28-2020, 02:04 PM
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post 1611912471 07-28-2020, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted By BigElephant⏩
We could cut the military budget by at least a third and keep the same level of effectiveness/strength. Close down unnecessary bases around the world, cut out the bloat, institute auditing and oversight to avoid **** like the $100 million gas station in Afghanistan or paying $1000 for a shovel. Use the saved money to invest in better training and developing nuclear fusion.
The US Military has a huge contract to protect most of europe and asia from nuclear and missile strikes from countries like Russia, Iran, NK etc via the Nuke and Missile umbrella. there probably are posts that dont serve a vital purpose other than serving as FOB and a warning to aggressive enemies and telling themthis is an american/american-ally watch post. fuk with it and you incur the wrath.China has been doing it int he south china sea with several artificial islands solely for this purpose and to cut off american dominance
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post 1611912581 07-28-2020, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted By jimmybobjim⏩
This is the only relevant post ITT.

Look at the most profitable businesses in US economy and a significant percentage are government contractors. Boeing, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon. Everything is tied up into military industry. We lease/sell arms to multiple countries. We have a nuclear arm that extends across multiple nations. We are the frontrunner in military technology. OP's argument is very naive indeed.
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post 1611913891 07-28-2020, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted By tank2003⏩
Says the guy who always says the chinese military will dominate the world. Fukking lol at your inability to grasp that the chinese military is inferior and its only strong point is manpower. BRB....USA could cripple china by naval blockade
If China closed their ports, the US would go full mad max within 2 weeks. Wouldn't have to fire a single bullet.
post 1611913971 07-28-2020, 02:34 PM
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They should cut military spending by a lot. Most of it is a total waste of money, and it isn't going toward helping protect America.
post 1611914971 07-28-2020, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted By ErnieMccracken⏩
If China closed their ports, the US would go full mad max within 2 weeks. Wouldn't have to fire a single bullet.
We can always start something with Russia like what almost happened with Obama and Crimea. But no country that is anywhere near becoming a major world power will fight us. They will only commit to a proxy war through a 3rd world country
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post 1611915641 07-28-2020, 02:52 PM
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we are going into cold war mode. so if anything, we'll need to beef it up, but not in the conventional sense. offensive cyber ops and space force will need a bigger budget because that is where the warfare will be going first.
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post 1611927041 07-28-2020, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted By BigElephant⏩
We could cut the military budget by at least a third and keep the same level of effectiveness/strength. Close down unnecessary bases around the world, cut out the bloat, institute auditing and oversight to avoid **** like the $100 million gas station in Afghanistan or paying $1000 for a shovel. Use the saved money to invest in better training and developing nuclear fusion.
Thisssssssssssss. Idk about nuclear fission though.
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