| The price is enormous; so are the stakes and the potential rewards. There are many important (and some not so) programs that our tax dollars fund; the most important to me is national defense. Not just for what it does to protect my country, but what it does to protect free societies around the globe. What would Europe be like now if we had not spent so many trillions to defeat the USSR? Under what rule would Canada exist if not for the shield of military might from their neighbors. Of course many of them revile us for protecting them.
Unfortunately these things are unappreciated by many around the World. What if the anti-US, anti-military people got their wish and the US armed forces vanished? What if the air force really had to have a bakesale to buy their next B-1? These people don’t realize that could bring in the second great dark age. There are currently 17 military conflicts going on around the World (unfortunately most of those involving muslim extremists). Try to imagine that x10; try to imagine China and N. Korea given free reign to act in the World how they wish. You anti-military people are so short sighted and can’t see the absolute vital need for a strong military force dedicated to preserving safety and freedom for as many as possible. If you had your way free society would be a thing of the past. |