Originally Posted by
Buck Rogers
Ummm... the thread devolved into what is your military spending lately?
We lost maybe 1/2 of 1% of our population in WW2.
Some of our allies(Soviet)in WW2 lost 25% of their population and the Soviet Union lost 15%. Location does matter but numbers are numbers. Voluntary/involuntary I get it...nuance!
So are you saying we need to defend Russia....Fallen comrads(funny that)?
Times change. 80 years is not quite the same as 15 years but the underlying premise is thought provoking. When does your friend that allows you to pay their financial burden cross the rubicon from taker...giver...equal partner?
Since we are talking money, I think supporting our NATO allies is important...so long as they want to help themselves.
Others please spare me about the interem pres(46) got more funding for NATO than cheese head. has anybody looked at how they ramp up their spending budgets? it's not instantaneous... it's like a 4 year(or more) pledge.
Who threw down the gauntlet 7 years ago?
It's not unfair to notice it. This is an esoteric policy discussion, not a personal discuss
edit...Extenda as I remember you are from Canada. If you lost family members...deepest sympathies...if you lost friends,same condolences... this is 35K feet discussion not personal.
No offense taken. I was fortunate to not lose anyone close to me. I get it, it’s an interesting discussion.
I just want to add that I think that framing every aspect of foreign policy in a transactional manner is just a gross oversimplification to put it mildly. But it’s kind of the defining trait of our current political leadership.
Also I’ve said it before but Canadians feel betrayed, angry, and that their big brother who they’ve stuck up for every time for an entire century has become nakedly hostile. That’s the prevailing “feeling” up there. For what it’s worth.