Before WW2 we did not maintain a worldwide military force. Now we have a global force and spend trillions on it. It is actually our biggest industry. Do you think this makes sense?
btw, when my son's boat goes out, the cost is $2.5 million a day.
that's for the whole carrier group
that's close to a billion a year - just for one nuclear aircraft carrier
Health and Human Services spent $151,388 in millions in 2015. Add 6 zeroes. Page 83.
Do you know the difference between "before" and "after"?We didn't put troops in Japan, Italy, Germany, the UK and elsewhere after WWII? Does the DoD and all those that went to those duty stations know they didn't go? Do you ever think before you post?
Before WW2 we did not maintain a worldwide military force. Now we have a global force and spend trillions on it. It is actually our biggest industry. Do you think this makes sense?
Where is the big bad huge threat?It does considering the world has greatly changed since then. When the threat grows, the defense must grow as well.