10-26-2015, 04:53 PM
(10-26-2015, 04:47 PM)fredtoast Wrote: No amount of military activity will bring peace to the middle east as long as their politics are based on religion. They will be at war constantly until the governments become secular.
Until there is nothing we can do. Alternative energy may not seem efficient, but what if we include the amount we save in military spending. Most of our serious conflicts seem to be in the middle east, so if we could forget about oil and get out of there we should be able to cut our military budget by at least 15%. That would give us about an extra $250 million dollars a day. That kind of money could go a long way toward helping the middle class here in the US.
Military spending accounts for about 20% of all military spending. I believe in a strong military, but the United States accounts for about 40% of all military spending on earth. That is just ridiculous.
We just need to get out of war time spending.
Then take a hard look at cuts across the board that actually stick.
