Current US Military

[Speaker to Animals]

Oh, fuck me. Are you guys ready to get off the democracy bus yet?

[SuburbanFarmer]

Oh, fuck me. Are you guys ready to get off the democracy bus yet?

Democracy clearly does not affect military spending, foreign policy, or much of anything. You should probably keep it around, to sedate the masses.

[Fife]

I really like DARPA's new vacuum cleaner technology, though. Amazing application; especially when you need to switch it from suck to blow.

[Speaker to Animals]

All aboard the democracy bus, maaan! You're on the bus or your off the bus.

[nmoore63]

It depends on how you see the future I guess.

If you want to keep on fighting regional battles against subpowers while maintaining global American hegemony than you need all this stuff.

If you think that's a giant waste of resources, then spending that on domestic infrastructure makes a lot more sense.

But most of that military machines will become absolute instantaneously in an actual great war.

You can do far more for the true military capabilities of the United States by getting more manufacturing domestically, then you ever will on offensive manned aircraft.

[Speaker to Animals]

You don't seem to understand how war is fought right now.

[SuburbanFarmer]

It depends on how you see the future I guess.

If you want to keep on fighting regional battles against subpowers while maintaining global American hegemony than you need all this stuff.

If you think that's a giant waste of resources, then spending that on domestic infrastructure makes a lot more sense.

But most of that military machines will become absolute instantaneously in an actual great war.

You can do far more for the true military capabilities of the United States by getting more manufacturing domestically, then you ever will on offensive manned aircraft.

+1

[Speaker to Animals]

I think it would help if both of you had spent time actually fighting, or serving, or doing ANYTHING to these ends in order to understand what the fuck you are talking about. It feels like I am arguing against television shows or whatever you consumed to give you these ridiculous impressions.

If we go to war, and our adversaries gain air dominance over CONUS, you are going to have a really, really bad time.

[SuburbanFarmer]

You don't seem to understand how war is fought right now.

War is not fought right now. There hasn't been a US War since WW2.

We simply run roughshod over third-rate powers at will in "police actions", whenever it suits our special interests. At unbelievable cost to our treasure and resources.

[Speaker to Animals]

You don't seem to understand how war is fought right now.

War is not fought right now. There hasn't been a US War since WW2.

We simply run roughshod over third-rate powers at will in "police actions", whenever it suits our special interests. At unbelievable cost to our treasure and resources.

You're an idiot. Please don't vote.