Madness.
Donald J. Trump
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@realDonaldTrump
9h9 hours ago
Got $1.6 Billion to start Wall on Southern Border, rest will be forthcoming. Most importantly, got $700 Billion to rebuild our Military, $716 Billion next year...most ever. Had to waste money on Dem giveaways in order to take care of military pay increase and new equipment.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/976654851684945920
“Got $1.6 Billion to start Wall on Southern Border,”
BS this is money to repair existing wall. Not 1 inch of new wall. We are not stupid, I don’t like being lied to President Trump. The baby killers got thier funding. Paul Ryan is a piece of shit and he’s to blame but don’t try shuck us Mr. President.
Trump said, “Most importantly, got $700 Billion to rebuild our Military, $716 Billion next year...most ever.”
No one, including Trump ever discusses the alternative to increasing military spending and the deficit. Don’t increase military spending, lower costs by bringing troops home from abroad and stop interfering militarily in the affairs of other nations. Spend the money on homeland defense, not regime change abroad, propping up dictators, and allowing wealthy “allies” the luxury of not funding their own defense. Since WWII what have we actually accomplished with the trillions of dollars spent on military adventures in Vietnam, Africa, Bosnia, Afghanistan and the Middle East?
What the neocons don’t realize, if we aren’t intervening there are other natural balances of power that come into effect. India, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, Australia, and Indonesia are other players in Asia that keep China in check, not to mention Russia which has been pushed into closer relations with China by US anti-Russia foreign policy. If the US leaves the Middle East, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Israel will have to come to terms with Iran. Unfortunately the US completely disrupted the balance of power in the region by removing Sadaam Hussein.
The founding fathers consistently warned future generations against getting involved in “foreign adventures” and alliances. Their sage advice served us well for over a century as we stayed in our hemisphere and avoided engagement in the quarrels between nations in Asia and Europe.
Consider the trillions spent on armed conflict and “rebuilding” of nations we destroy could have been spent on a strong anti missile defense system for the homeland and a secure wall along our southern border. The average American citizen is much more likely to be killed by someone who illegally entered the country across the southern border than by an Islamic terrorist, a Russian missile, or a Chinese missile. The first priority of government is to protect the citizens. We spend trillions on “defense” yet we are not safe because we are wasting the money we are spending.