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originally posted by: LollieK3
I think it started to really decline during the Clinton administration. That’s when the big push to downsize happened.
originally posted by: Threadbarer
a reply to: FlyersFan
This isn't a question of the US' defensive capabilities. The simple fact of the matter is that outside of a nuke exchange, the US mainland is secure. No countries or alliance of countries have the capability to launch a successful invasion of the US.
The question is whether or not the US could sustain something akin to a WWII invasion of Europe. And, we probably couldn't. But that ultimately comes comes down to us having a peacetime economy.
And quintessentone's mention of NATO is relevant. In a large scale, WWII style war, we would be relying on our NATO allies to shore up or deficiencies. Just like we relied on the Allies in WWII.
originally posted by: Threadbarer
a reply to: hangedman13
Europe does not get liberated without a concerted effort between all the Allies.
Do you think Berlin would've fell if the US was on its own?
originally posted by: FlyersFan
originally posted by: Fdttaut
You need taxes to pay for a military. Remind me again who the last president was that reduced taxes?
You need common sense spending to pay for a military.
Remind me again who the last president was that was a tax and over spend POTUS?
Biden/Obama.
President Bill Clinton was indeed the first—and only—president in recent history to reduce the total deficit during his time in office, recording a $128.2 billion budget surplus as he left in 2001.
After President George W. Bush took over, the budget deficit skyrocketed more than tenfold, leaving office with $1.41 trillion dollars in the red. President Barack Obama brought that down to a more manageable $665 billion, before President Donald Trump widened it by nearly 2 trillion to $2.77 trillion in 2021.
originally posted by: namehere
clearly said this issue is under every administration in recent history, because the military isn't adapting to advances in technology by the rest of the world and also probably because our birth rate is falling behind multiple nations so at least ten will be able to field bigger militaries than us pretty soon, so our number advantage and technology advantage are withering away fast.
why you trying to make this a partisan issue? that's exactly why we have this issue and numerous other issues, because people in both parties sabotaging the good things the other has done, especially Republicans in southern states that think no taxes or infrastructure or public services are a good idea. how can we have anything with no willingness to spend money on anything? with both parties actively sabotaging the American people how can anything get done?
unfortunately we seem to be too stupid to recognize who the real problem is and vote an entirely new party system into power that better represents our real interests, too enamored with sensationalism to think properly when election time comes.