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@dragonandtonic @ButchM5573 @Strandjunker The U.S. defense apparatus is less than 15% of our annual spending. The largest expenditures of the U.S government are Social Security and Medicare like 30-40% of total U.S. Spending.
Defense spending is 13-15%
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@ButchM5573 @Strandjunker The U.S. is the global war hawk.
Because the US military industrial complex hire battalions of lobbyists to talk up war so they make bank at the expense of US taxpayers 💰💰💰
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And we fund the vast majority of NATO.
I'm not saying there is no benefit to us having bases in Europe, I know there is. I'm not one of these psycho hardcore isolationists who thinks America first means America only. I do believe the European countries need to learn to become more self sufficient when it comes to defense. The history of European conflict is far worse than the history of U.S. conflict. Two of the largest catastrophic wars in the last 120 years were European. I don't trust the European countries can actually maintain the peace without U.S. presence, even amongst themselves.
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@ButchM5573 @Strandjunker Wrong again, you pay for the bases that are not NATO bases, NATO pays for the bases that is hosted for NATO in their respective countries.
Not USA
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@ButchM5573 @Strandjunker Actually they are an expense racket for us. These countries pay a significant amount of the operating costs to have these bases. It's more expensive to have these soldiers in the U.S. than to have them in Europe, where the host pays a large portion of the operating costs.
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@Strandjunker The bases are not of much use if the host country can refuse to allow use when conducting operations.
At that point, the bases are merely an income racket for the hosts.

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Kind of yes.
We have enough European bases losing one isn't the end of the world.
Germany is more ideally located geographically to power project, but it's not the only base in the area.
This is a big play move, how Trump typically handles things. Make the big ask, then settle somewhere closer to the middle, but still getting more than he gives up.
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They could, and probably will. But it won't do anything in the long run as blue states are consistently bleeding congressional seats. There's outliers like Oregon picking up a seat, West Virginia losing a seat, Ohio losing a seat, but New York, California, Illinois are hemorrhaging seats census after census.

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@mtgreenee That's why we are done with you.
You're toxic.
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Practically everyone I talk to is done with toxic divisive politics.
They hate both sides because both sides are failures.
Yes people still hold their core beliefs but they are fed up with the drama.
All people want is their government to shut the F up and make Americans lives good.
Thats it. Just that.
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@Jamesjonesik8 Yes... I have an ID who cares?
The only people afraid are retards who can't find a DMV or have no right to vote legally.
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@GavinNewsom You act like you don't know discovery is limited to the scope of the case being brought.
You don't get complete access to anything and everything you want to look at.
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@jaketapper Hakeem Jeffries is the gayest thug in the world.
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Isolationism is an awful idea.
We need to stay in certain areas because we are the only military honestly that can keep people in check just by having a presence.
Strict isolationism only leads to another widespread conflict like WW1 and WW2 it's an awful idea to go full isolationism, but we can reduce our presence in countries that refuse to support our efforts of eliminating threats around the world.
Yes Iran is a good cause.
What we did in Venezuela was good.
What we are setting up in Cuba is good.
Supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russia is good.
Supporting Taiwan against China will be good.
There are worthwhile causes and conflicts that are good and noble to get involved in, but it doesn't have to be every issue around the world.
A Western friendly Iran is great for the U.S. economically, imagine the free flow of Iranian non sanctioned oils impact on the global oil prices will be huge, but stopping those crazy Muslims from having nuclear abilities and following their Non Nuclear proliferation agreement they signed is a must.
These things will have great benefits for peace and economic prosperity in the end, we just have to finish these regimes off to allow for things to correct.
Isolationism leads to more costly conflicts not only in human treasure but economic prosperity as well. It's a fine line to walk but things that can benefit us by getting involved is good for us to get involved in, this is what hardcore isolationists miss in the age of globally intertwined economics.
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Good. Vacate all of Europe and let the dickheads fend for themselves. Strict isolationist America needs to return.
Everyone complains that we’re the world police, cool story. Take 10 years off of funding bullshit conflicts and “protecting” Europe.
Let’s focus on our side of the pond and let the Europeans sort out European problems.
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@RippleXrpie FAFO 😂😅😂😂
This isn't great for the U.S. either because it limits our ability to power project and it's more expensive to base those troops in the U.S. than in Germany who helps supplement their costs.
But at some point, you have to take a stand against these lefty loons.
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Tucker is a clown.
Shows that sometimes talent is best when it has the guardrails like at fox and is very damaging when not focused and directed.
Some talented people are best without guardrails because they have hard line principles they adhere to no matter what, others lack those hard-line principles and are influenced by money and influence are likely to follow perceived popular narratives whether right or wrong rather than stick to their positions based on principles.
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I think this would be an ideal election map.
Aside from a handful of irrational diehards the proof is literally in the data.
In the 2020 census blue states lost a total of 11 congressional seats to be reallocated in 2030 to red states.
YOU DON'T LOSE CONGRESSIONAL SEATS AND HAVE THEM REALLOCATED TO RED STATES WHEN YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH, THAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE ARE TIRED OF YOUR POLICIES AND VOTE WITH THEIR FEET BY FLEEING OUT OF YOUR STATES.
California loses 4 seats
New York loses 3 seats
Illinois loses 2 seats
Pennsylvania loses 1 seat
Rhode Island loses 1 seat
Florida gains 3 seats
Texas gains 4 seats
North Carolina gains 1 seat
Georgia gains 1 seat
Arizona, Idaho, Utah gains 1 seat each
That's not winning, that's losing.
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@fire_starter457 @M5needspower He didn't violate any law, there is no law that says a president can't renovate the white house 😂😂
Freaking stupid 😂
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@M5needspower <Whining loudly>
"If they had just left Trump alone."
Apparently you don't care that Trump violated the law when he tore down the East Wing. Good thing MANY AMERICANS care.
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@fire_starter457 IT'S NOT TAXPAYER FUNDED, IT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY PRIVATELY FUNDED BY PRIVATE DONORS.
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