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Originally Posted by vkmaster
A strong military gives a country a stong economy.....so N. Korea, pre-invasion Iraq, etc are countries that give this thought credence???
How about a strong middle class, in a thriving economy based on non-military economic growth???
How about a gov't whose focus is on taking care of economic business at home, rather than building a strong military and having troops stationed all over the world.
And please, no arguement based on....we need to have troops everywhere to keep world peace. That argument went out with the Cold War
Regarding China and others "stealing technology"...well who is the fool in that equation.
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I never said that a strong military is the only thing that creates a strong economy nor do we have to police the world. Sure I agree in investing in education, our infrastructure and stopping govt. waste will take a country long way and we need that. Look what the baby boomers did. They created the riches, most prosperous middle class in the history of the world. The baby boomers are the children of the World War 2 veterans who because we had a great military they were able to stop the Nazis and Japanese from taking over the world.
The world might be a different if it wasn't for that generation that fought in WW2 and came back and created the next generation of children we call the baby boomers who in turn help the United States create the greatest economy and wealth the world has ever seen. They go hand in hand. A great military helps the civilian world prosper. By the United States prospering we in turn can help other countries prosper. Sure, we also make mistakes like the Iraq war among things, but we have also done great things for the world.
The world is a safer place because of the United States economic wealth and power. Economically and Militarily. You can't separate one from the other. You would change your mind very fast that we don't need a strong military when foreign troops are marching on your front street raping your wives and your daughters. Hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, of German women were raped by the Russians because there was no one left to defend them after the defeat of Germany.
These countries N. Korea, Iraq were or are ruled by dictators who pillage their countries resources and wealth. And there are other countries like Iran, Egypt and Libya that have done the same and I could name more countries that have done the same things.
I agree letting this countries steal our technology is making us look stupid, but the good thing is that those countries are revealing and exposing their capabilities to us.
Why are the Chinese trying to build a powerful military? Because they have been bullied in their entire history.
Always getting invaded. From Genghis Khan to the Japanese. There's a reason they build the great wall.
Look what the Japanese did to them in WW2. They want a strong military to make sure that never happens again.
Till he comes back and entertain us.
