Why does America spend so much money on "defense"?
You only have 4 directions to defend. Two of them are vast oceans, one is a close ally and one is a weak, poor shithole.
Russia meanwhile borders 13 countries -Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania & Poland (with Kaliningrad), Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China and North Korea - and only spend about a tenth of what you do on defense.
Let's be honest here. Most of the 600 billion a year you spend on "defense" isn't actually for defense, it's for agression.
You're fucking stupid, the US defends like 50 other countries
>buh buh just stop defending them
Good idea, until another Kuwait happens ie "you had the ability to stop 500,000 people getting killed and did nothing? wtf I hate america now"
stop pretending like you're hot shit ahmed
Ethan Walker
Because they subsidise North American and European defense through NATO. Not to mention many US bases around the world are there at the request of the host nation for security. If the US just went full isolationist it would be WW3
Thank you and God bless you America for keeping us safe.
Nolan Perez
We aren't playing defense you dumbass
Dominic Smith
Same reason we used to spend huge amounts on our navy; so that they're strong enough to be ok even if loads of countries ally against them
Caleb Long
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David Morris
I wish that would happen. Let it happen during one presidency so we can use the next one to say we will defend you, but only if you turn around and hold your knees and submit to US policies
Joseph Fisher
alright we'll stop footing your defense bill; lets see how long things work out when you have two giant sinks for your economy instead of one.
Lucas Ramirez
>Most of the 600 billion a year you spend on "defense" isn't actually for defense, it's for agression.
Actually, most of what we spend is neither for defense nor aggression. Rather, most is spent on lining the pockets of government contractors in sweetheart deals and pensions for millions of retired servicemen.
Levi Edwards
Because they are playing high stakes
Nathaniel Brooks
>tfw the Royal Navy is a shadow of what it once was
it's not fair
David Anderson
>Why does the USA spend so much money on defense? >Trump says the rest of NATO and the UN needs to pull their weight >people get mad
Which is it? Do you want us to be your police force worldwide or do you want us to decrease military presence around the world? You get pissed no matter what we do.
When we even suggest we will stop having presence in Western Europe to counter the threat from Russia people in Europe piss their pants in fear. But then then next day people like you still shit post about our spending.
Blake Myers
*meant to say Eastern Europe
Jaxson Harris
Fucking checked
Jace Russell
I bet your dick is rock hard right now.
Parker Cook
China having a defence budget so high is unacceptable imo. If I were America I would not be letting that shit fly. Start a fucking war against those rice nibblers.
Samuel Walker
>be UK >have national security assured by American defense spending >be Europe >have national security assured by American defense spending >be Israel >have national security assured by American defense spending >be Australia >have national security assured by American defense spending >be S.Korea >have national security assured by American defense spending Gee I wonder.
Aiden Brown
"Defense" means maintaining our position as the worlds sole superpower. Manlet countries, espcially our pseudo colonies, just cant understand. Also, m-muh economy.
Adam Carter
>US drastically cuts defense spending >NATO loses so much power that its basically worthless >All of Europe must become a Russian satellite or get assraped wow, really makes me think...
Tyler Cooper
NATO is like having your adult offspring live and NEET in your house well into their mid 30s. Sure you could kick then out and force them to grow up, or you can ensure they are omegas that depend on you for everything. Giving the milfy mistress purpose and authority in their sultry lives :3
Jayden Perez
Because Europe and Asian can't keep its act together. It's why we have military bases planted in your countries. It's not cheap, but less costly than allowing war to break out between you and your neighbors.
Blake Phillips
Nobody knows. If you ask one of the retarded negroids in this channel with an American flag they will say its because America must be STRONK!!
On the other hand they dont want any involvement thats one of the reasons they elected Trump.
But not beeing involved into affairs outside your continent means you dont need all the defense investment.
But lowering the defense investment would be the biggest No go for the same people i mentioned above. Instead of investing into something good ( renewable energy, NASA or fucking education system) its better to buy shitty airplanes nobody will ever use in combat
Lucas Bailey
Europe isn't one country, Finland doesn't need the US we can defend ourselves.
Gavin Cook
A lot of that money also goes rowards research and development doesn't it? Not just buying gratuitous amounts of weapons.
We wouldn't even fight you. we would just nuke you.
Matthew Gray
>Anyone wanting barren mountains
K.
Zachary Moore
Not that much, as a % of the budget.
Dylan Hill
War Economy is the bread and butter of economics. It's the easiest way to shoot money into the economy by employing thousands of people and having thousands of businesses make shit for you.
Adam Sullivan
>Trump wants to give less to NATO >Trump is undermining our allies!
>Trump wants to increase military spending >Trump is a warmonger!
Lincoln Johnson
Who said anything about defense?
Dylan Rogers
This. It's projection of power. Securing the interests of the Jew.
Robert Martinez
this is the only redpilled answer
Robert Bennett
Most people critique America for not investing in tech and science. All the major tech and science leaps that are leading the world are being run by American military funding.
Luke Martinez
why?
Cooper Morgan
now post defence spending per gdp
Anthony Myers
FInland doesn't really have any mountains. Perhaps you are thinking about France or something? Both start with "F"
Where did I imply you would fight us? wtf. I'm stating you probably wouldn't defend us. Just as you shouldn't have to. And that you aren't defending us.
Why would the US ever fight Finland or "Nuke" us? Where do you get this shit, jsut because you have legalized weed doesn't mean you have to smoke it.
>Why does America spend so much money on "defense"? because we're literally the world police. if not use, then it'd be the chinks. and they would be have less mercy
Logan Walker
>Why would the US ever fight Finland or "Nuke" us?
because you're either with them or against them. they're kinda bipolar that way
Jackson Rivera
>and they would be have less mercy
yes, because americans are such humanitarians
Brayden Powell
>mfw an Americuck got indoctrinated into believing 5 fighter jets are more important than providing universal healthcare for all citizens
Elijah James
They should give out free drugs. Free drug America for me.
Gabriel Reed
>still fail around the world since ww2
Nathaniel Nguyen
Adam smith said it first
Kayden Allen
Countries that do business don't go to war because it's economically moronic. It's what the EU was built on...right up until it became the (((EU))).
David Phillips
because this planet belongs to US.
Andrew Powell
I support the US budget, what secret tech-weapon shit that goes on deep within the defence excites me.
Ayden Evans
To defend the petrodollar. The USA can spend as much as it wants as long as it is the global reserve currency. Any threats to the petrodollar's legitimacy must be met with force or else the entire thing falls apart.
Thomas Roberts
control the O C E A N S and you control the world
Aaron Nelson
You fucking brainlets I thought summer was over I can’t believe I have to spell this out for a bunch of retards who don’t understand why we actually spend so much on defense: Guess who owns US debt Guess if there’s a correlation between military spending and confidence levels of countries buying our debt Guess why the economy isn’t collapsing right now on a global scale Fucking idiots, you unironically care about MUH PEACE (as any sane person would which is why it’s shocking you all think there’s a black and white divide on spending) and don’t look into any further
Lincoln Rogers
in what way?
Charles Carter
no he means as a percentage of the gdp you complete fucking american retard
Ryder Hill
but the US doesn't control the world. is it because they don't control enough oceans?
Brandon Scott
>"you had the ability to stop 500,000 people getting killed and did nothing? wtf I hate america now" said no one ever
Lucas Murphy
>Congress bought off by AIPAC to keep crushing the ME for Israel >also crushing more of the ME for Saudis since their oil drives the dollar's value >NATO has left the US subsidizing nearly all of Europe's defense spending >US considers making sure China doesn't fish pacific islands to depletion a national security issue >there are also US operations to watch Chinese expansion into Africa >if any of this is eliminated or scaled back, some people will remember how the US was this big omnipresent "force of good" >and everyone will start demanding to know why a rich and powerful nation wasn't policing the world
For a kike, you're strangely right.
Michael Thomas
Because goy we're just doing our NATO agreement where we spend a certain amount of our GDP on Defense spending.
The UN is funded almost totally by the US. We are forced to be the world police, even though we really don't want to be.
Jackson Walker
FPBP.
Jordan Cox
Because you don't
Really that is the reason.
You and dozens of other countries are slack asses when it comes to defense. You can't stand against the other massive nations. We can. So we do.
We keep the peace.
Brayden Butler
>We are forced to be the world police, even though we really don't want to be.
who's forcing you?
Brody Rivera
>We keep the peace.
by initiating WW3 against NK and Iran. ok
Alexander Miller
>by GDP >only NATO members meeting the %GDP requirement are US, Estonia, Greece, the UK, and Poland germany pay denbts you lazy faggots.
Colton Lewis
NATO should be downsized
Brandon Rivera
not from the US you can't, lol
Asher Gray
NATO should be eliminated, but in the meantime, Germany should actually follow their agreements like honorable people instead of just when it suits them.
Charles Cox
Germany's only good for filter Muslim trash into other people countries and starting world wars. Expecting a feminist leader to be honorable is like expecting a nigger to not steal.
Cameron Thompson
>Germany should actually follow their agreements like honorable people instead of just when it suits them.
you mean like pulling out of the iran deal?
Adrian Lee
Black projects need black budgets.....the NSA, DOD & NRo ain't gonna run on fairy dust...demons & mad scientists need a lot of $$$
Jaxon Rivera
good post
Luis White
Your chart is false
Sebastian Adams
It's okay if you do that shit with Obama's policies. After all, Obama's agreements were only 3/5ths of normal agreements.
Mason Evans
we could defend ourselves well enought that you'd never touch us. Same goes for defending against russia.
The only reason a country should have a military is to protect itself well enough to avoid a war. Our military does that.
Are you 5?
I know you believe that you could just occupy/beat any country that has a smaller military than you just like in Red Alert. Let's say your government suddenly decided to attack canada, yeah for a while youd shit on them, then you'd have a civil war and whoever started the war would get the death penalty.
Do you really think anyone in Finland is in anyway whatsoever afraid of the US? Jesus.
Eli Rodriguez
Nobody invades you because your country is a backwater shithole with no natural resources. What the fuck do you have to take? Stop talking like you have the slightest relevance.
Nathan Cruz
>joint US/Russian war against Finland >Finns laugh at how pathetic their opponents will be >US naval and Russian ground blockade surrounds Finland >the only thing not allowed in is alcohol and supplies to produce it >87% of Finland commits mass suicide within three days >remaining 13% of Finland kills each other of the dwindling reserves of high-proof hooch
Hudson Gutierrez
why would germany still want to be part of NATO?
Ryder Roberts
>>joint US/Russian war against Finland
on what grounds? 'cuz MUH FEE FEES
Julian Wright
That's sort of my point you mongoloid. We have a great country but no one has any reason to attack us, since it wouldn't be worth it. No oil and a good military.
The fact that our military is smaller than yours has nothing to do with it.
Christ, can't you even read? English isn't your native tongue is it? Fucking border hopper.
Ian Sanders
This guy gets it.
Wyatt Roberts
It is mostly wages, pensions and healthcare for soldiers and civilian staff.
Jaxson Thomas
;D
Angel Smith
FPBP for sure.
If America *does* defend allies around the world, we are admonished for "meddling". If we don't, we are admonished for not stopping violence.
Disclosure: I'm also biased because those defense dollars pay my salary.
Carter Stewart
>If America *does* defend allies around the world, we are admonished for "meddling".
> If we don't, we are admonished for not stopping violence.
examples pls
Luis Williams
also
>burgers caring what the rest of world thinks
Colton Bailey
Syria, Iraq, South Korea, USSR, Kosovo.
Carson Sanders
Actually America has a poor weak shithole to its north now too
Camden Thompson
People still bitch about the Rwanda genocide and "reeeee why didn't america go do anything about it" as just one example
Samuel Torres
Jews
Christian Ross
>trusting a Muslim country to honour any agreements That's your first mistake kiddo
Wyatt Ward
Syria, Iraq, USSR, Kosovo = not allies SK = which example is this supposed to be?
Gabriel Scott
>"reeeee why didn't america go do anything about it" as just one example
because they claim to be the world police dumbfuck. if you are, then do your fucking job
James Murphy
how?
Parker Myers
Si vis pacem, para bellum
Gavin Hall
Aggressively defensive. Think a little. It keeps them in check without a war. It's an investment not just in peace for the US, but even for our friends and enemies.
Alexander Richardson
>Why does America spend so much money on "defense"? A, Because of the Military Industrial Complex, the total costs is much higher than actual cost because a large % of what's spend comes back as revenue B, Military might buys them Geopolitical influence C,The US can have a catastrophic economic disaster and would still be safe because they've got so much overkill when it comes to arms (insurance, basically) D, To fight actual wars
Asher Thomas
>Why does America spend so much money on "defense"?
Because (((they))) told them to, the average amerilard cant point out any country on a map.
>For several initial months of the Syrian uprising that began in March 2011, the U.S. administration headed by Barack Obama, despite pressure from some political groups, refrained from outright calls for Bashar Assad′s ouster, a move then opposed by key regional U.S. allies such as Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
Nathan Davis
Thank you for your aid against our guerillas and drug cartels m8. Plan Colombia is getting good results.