Serious question from the dumb Canadian liberal - what is the purpose of a large military and defense build up?
To provide the security umbrella that allows you to sleep well at night.
In 2001, prior to 9/11, the U.S defense budget was $335B. That amount was not enough to stop 9/11. Then the U.S entered Afghanistan and left without a lot accomplished. Then the Iraq war came and went and that part of the world is arguably worse off now than it was in 2003, thanks to ISIS, the family of thousands of people killed by drone attacks, and the Muslims seeing an attack on their religion. The attempted and successful terror attacks around the world have increased dramatically since.
Meanwhile, the defense budget increased from $335B to $637B in 2015. So, what is it about another $54B military spending increase proposed now that will allow the U.S to sleep well at night?
To provide the security umbrella that allows you to sleep well at night.
In 2001, prior to 9/11, the U.S defense budget was $335B. That amount was not enough to stop 9/11. Then the U.S entered Afghanistan and left without a lot accomplished. Then the Iraq war came and went and that part of the world is arguably worse off now than it was in 2003, thanks to ISIS, the family of thousands of people killed by drone attacks, and the Muslims seeing an attack on their religion. The attempted and successful terror attacks around the world have increased dramatically since.
Meanwhile, the defense budget increased from $335B to $637B in 2015. So, what is it about another $54B military spending increase proposed now that will allow the U.S to sleep well at night?