December 8, 2025Dec 8 4 minutes ago, morrobay said: This is their dream coming true in Europe. And they want this sh*tshow in the US too Yep ... misery loves company Need to get all our (USA) military out of everywhere, and start protecting the homeland. Only keep Navy out there to ensure USA shipping lanes movement, and for USA flagged ships. Other countries need to start paying for our international interventions. Borrowing money to give it away just isn't working.
December 8, 2025Dec 8 16 minutes ago, KhunLA said: Yep ... misery loves company Need to get all our (USA) military out of everywhere, and start protecting the homeland. Only keep Navy out there to ensure USA shipping lanes movement, and for USA flagged ships. Other countries need to start paying for our international interventions. Borrowing money to give it away just isn't working. US need a permanent war economy to keep a significant portion of its economic activity that is tied to defense spending which in turn influences policymakers. There are also personal motivation by US President to go to wars like in Iraq, Afghanistan and Venezuela. Maybe even Panama and Greenland.
December 8, 2025Dec 8 34 minutes ago, Eric Loh said: US need a permanent war economy to keep a significant portion of its economic activity that is tied to defense spending which in turn influences policymakers. There are also personal motivation by US President to go to wars like in Iraq, Afghanistan and Venezuela. Maybe even Panama and Greenland. Along with the pentagon actually accounting for the billions they seem to misplace a wee bit too often. AI, from last audit, Nov 2024 ... ... "Billions Unaccounted For: The agency could not sufficiently document its approximately $4 trillion in assets. Critics have noted that this means billions in taxpayer dollars remain untraceable." ... 1700 auditor couldn't find it ... ... "This year, the audit cost the Defense Department $178 million and involved some 1,700 auditors.' ... https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4992913-pentagon-fails-7th-audit-in-a-row-but-says-progress-made/ No wonder they don't want DOGE looking through their budget
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