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**oliverlogo** · 04-02-2011, 02:46 PM

I don't think the US will ever be defeated militarily. That is, the overthrow of the US gov by a foreign power. It will NEVER happen. The size and geographical location of the country alone prevent this.

That being said, would it not make sense to spend less money on the military and more money on ensuring a sound financial system with balanced budgets? Sure, if you have money left over have a big military but the threat will never be from a physical aggressor. If you fail it will be because depression rips the country apart and the citizens revolt. Not unlike what Karl Marx predicted of capitalism I recently learned but I doubt socialism would take it's place as he also predicted. It would just mean a likely split up of the country which nobody wants to see happen.

What do conservatives think of this? You could probably still have the biggest military in the world with a balanced budget. It just wouldn't be the size of all other military budgets combined.

04-02-2011, 02:46 PM	#1
oliverlogo Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 379 Senior Member	The US cannot be defeated militarily, only economically I don't think the US will ever be defeated militarily. That is, the overthrow of the US gov by a foreign power. It will NEVER happen. The size and geographical location of the country alone prevent this. That being said, would it not make sense to spend less money on the military and more money on ensuring a sound financial system with balanced budgets? Sure, if you have money left over have a big military but the threat will never be from a physical aggressor. If you fail it will be because depression rips the country apart and the citizens revolt. Not unlike what Karl Marx predicted of capitalism I recently learned but I doubt socialism would take it's place as he also predicted. It would just mean a likely split up of the country which nobody wants to see happen. What do conservatives think of this? You could probably still have the biggest military in the world with a balanced budget. It just wouldn't be the size of all other military budgets combined.
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