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Dr Jack
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Message 21 of 105 (88339)
02-24-2004 8:34 AM 		Reply to: Message 16 by Lizard Breath
02-23-2004 8:45 PM

Re: Military
America's military budget is FIVE AND A HALF times as large as the next largest military budget in the world. Quite frankly, you don't need to be spending that much, you could half it and still have the largest, and best equiped, military in the world.
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Dr Jack
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02-25-2004 4:54 AM 		Reply to: Message 41 by Lizard Breath
02-24-2004 9:17 PM

Re: Military
What a stupid comparison - defense is nothing like a Harley.
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America spends a disproportionatly vast quantity on 'defense'. It doesn't need to. If it brought it's defense spending more in line with the rest of the world, the world would be better off, and America would be better off.
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Dr Jack
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Message 47 of 105 (88506)
02-25-2004 4:56 AM 		Reply to: Message 26 by ThingsChange
02-24-2004 1:03 PM

Re: Military
We don't have the largest military, in terms of soldiers. I believe China owns that honor.
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You are correct, the disgrace of having the most foot soilders goes to China. America does however have better equiped soldiers, more planes, more tanks, more missiles and a vastly larger navy.
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Which do you think is more significant in modern warfare? A guy with a rifle, or a bomber?
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