06-12-2020, 04:28 PM
(06-12-2020, 04:00 PM)fredtoast Wrote: The only reason he reinvested in the military was that it is an easy way to artificially inflate the economy with military contracts to private businesses.
When Trump took office the United States Military spending was already GREATER THAN THE NEXT 5 LARGEST COUNTRIES ON EARTH COMBINED. Increasing military spending was a complete waste of money.
Oh, god. I'm glad you brought this back up because I meant to debunk this lie when I had the chance. It's a lie Trump likes to repeat and his base which lacks military experience just lap it up without any fact checking.
https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/USA/united-states/military-spending-defense-budget
As you can see from the graph defense spending was higher during the Obama administration until the withdrawal from Iraq. Defense spending should go down when you aren't involved in combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq simultaneously.
https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/USA/united-states/military-army-size
You can see troop levels gradually rose after 9/11 until they peaked right before we withdrew from Iraq. Again, troop numbers should decline when we don't have the need.
So where is the money going? Space Force and to repay the military for the money taken from their 2019 budget to build a big, beautiful wall that still hasn't been built. Gimme a f'n break with this reinvesting in the military BS.
