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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens
The UK & France earned their ride. They stood against the Nazis and Russians when everyone else watched. So I don't mean anything derogatory when I say you "are riding our security coattails", I'm just outlining one of the factors of our extremely high defense budget. Above all else, the US's transition from an isolationist power to a "world policeman" has been one hell of a success in keeping Western powers from re-engaging in world war.
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I can hardly see a connection that us being the world police has kept us from engaging in another world war, nor do I see the dynamics of it. If anything it seems we're setting the stage for further conflict and weakening our economic power why the future powers to be gain strength.
We spend over 100 billion is Afganistan every year, yet we can't spend the money to rebuild towns torn up by recent storms. We're going broke rebuilding third world nations that still show us no favor and will go back to as they were when we leave..if we ever leave. The mid east is turning against our placed dictators and probably will go more radical.