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Flaky_Bee_2599 t1_iwdg3gi wrote

Reply to comment by Ma1 in India a step closer to getting its fifth-generation aircraft: What is this advanced fighter and why we need it? by Gari_305

Don't you think it's hypocritical to complain about US defense spending then expect the US to use said big military to support you when the bad guys come knocking at your door?

You're Canadian. You don't have to spend on defense because the implicit threat of the US.

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Ma1 t1_iwenqij wrote

You spend more on defence than the next 10 countries combined. You could reduce your military budget by 75%, give your citizens a better life, and still kick the shit out of any country that started trouble.

And honestly, when was the last time you had to defend against a large scale threat? All your military has done lately is destabilize the Mid East based on a bunch of lies cooked up by the Bush administration. Sure Hussein was a shithead, but he wasn’t a nuclear threat. Oh and you got your ass kicked by a bunch of cave dwelling theocrats in Afghanistan. Money well spent.

You wanna fight a real threat to the world? Put your military up against climate change. Oh wait they’re too busy killing whoever happens to live atop the oil your politicians are entitled to.

Gimme a fucking break with this military circle jerk nonsense.

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Flaky_Bee_2599 t1_iwft5pa wrote

LMAO you didn't even answer my question.

Your country's foreign policy relies on a strong US military. So does Australia, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, and all of western Europe. You and almost all of the western European countries underspend on your military to an extent where you're completely reliant on the US if you get into a war.

Where do you get off sitting on your high horse criticizing US military spending when a large part of the reason your spending is so low is because ours is so high?

Also if you think the US could reduce military spending by 75 percent without Russia and China making significant moves you're fucking delusional.

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Ma1 t1_iwgn30x wrote

It’s amazing how deeply you are propagandized.

China doesn’t need to make moves with their military. Your country is in their pocket. They say jump you say how high. Anything else is just empty posturing. And Russia hasn’t been a real threat since the Cold War. They’re can’t even easily win a conflict against Ukraine. They’d be no match for 1/10th of your military.

You under estimate your allies, overestimate your enemies, and GREATLY over value the need for America to police the world. China literally just slapped your wrist about Taiwan.

Every country you listed sees you as a fucking joke. Not our great saviour. You are the one who is delusional. And it’s costing you and your fellow Americans a better life. Go back to school you fucking simpleton.

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Flaky_Bee_2599 t1_iwgy7pf wrote

You know the worst type of idiots are the ones who think they're smarter than everyone else. I'm sorry your degree didn't help out in that regard.

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