Posted on 04/21/2024 11:38:58 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas
>>>>Yet another reason why liberal foreigners don’t belong here
Hang it up
It’s an American expression that means to retire from a job or pursuit.
After a long and successful career, it’s time for me to hang it up.<<<<
Maybe Jim could do a FReepathon to raise money for interpreters.
The whole world was turning swords into ploughshares after 1991. The US too.Even the US wasnt shooting off much ammo in its counterinsurgency wars.
The scrimping on spending is reflected in the defense budgets.
U.S. military spending/defense budget - % increase year-over-year
2021 ... $800.67B ... 3.48%
2020 ... $778.40B ... 3.72%
2019 ... $734.34B ... 3.43%
2018 ... $682.49B ... 3.31%
2017 ... $646.75B ... 3.31%
2016 ... $639.86B ... 3.41%
2015 ... $633.83B ... 3.48%
2014 ... $647.79B ... 3.70%
2013 ... $679.23B ... 4.05%
2012 ... $725.21B ... 4.48%
2011 ... $752.29B ... 4.84%
2010 ... $738.01B ... 4.92%
2009 ... $705.92B ... 4.89%
2008 ... $656.76B ... 4.46%
2007 ... $589.59B ... 4.08%
2006 ... $558.34B ... 4.04%
2005 ... $533.20B ... 4.09%
2004 ... $493.00B ... 4.02%
2003 ... $440.53B ... 3.83%
2002 ... $378.46B ... 3.45%
2001 ... $331.81B ... 3.12%
2000 ... $320.09B ... 3.11%
1999 ... $298.09B ... 3.09%
1998 ... $291.00B ... 3.20%
1997 ... $293.17B ... 3.41%
1996 ... $287.96B ... 3.56%
1995 ... $295.85B ... 3.86%
1994 ... $308.08B ... 4.22%
1993 ... $316.72B ... 4.60%
1992 ... $325.03B ... 4.97%
1991 ... $299.37B ... 4.88%
1990 ... $325.13B ... 5.61%
1989 ... $321.87B ... 5.87%
1988 ... $309.66B ... 6.07%
1987 ... $304.09B ... 6.42%
1986 ... $295.55B ... 6.63%
1985 ... $272.16B ... 6.45%
1984 ... $245.15B ... 6.24%
1983 ... $223.43B ... 6.32%
1982 ... $221.67B ... 6.81%
1981 ... $176.56B ... 5.65%
1980 ... $143.69B ... 5.15%
1979 ... $126.88B ... 4.95%
1978 ... $113.38B ... 4.94%
1977 ... $104.67B ... 5.16%
1976 ... $94.72B ... 5.19%
1975 ... $92.08B ... 5.62%
1974 ... $89.28B ... 5.95%
1973 ... $81.47B ... 5.89%
1972 ... $80.71B ... 6.52%
1971 ... $78.24B ... 6.94%
1970 ... $83.41B ... 8.03%
1969 ... $84.99B ... 8.63%
1968 ... $84.33B ... 9.27%
1967 ... $78.40B ... 9.42%
1966 ... $66.44B ... 8.44%
1965 ... $54.56B ... 7.59%
1964 ... $53.43B ... 8.05%
1963 ... $54.56B ... 8.83%
1962 ... $54.65B ... 9.33%
1961 ... $49.88B ... 9.16%
1960 ... $47.35B ... 8.99%
That rationale has proven to be a total failure and a complete waste of NATO arms and munitions. Wasting more on this hopeless neocon misadventure only kills tens of thousands more Ukes, loses hundreds if not thousands more square miles of Ukraine and burns up any more manufactured U.S. weaponry and munitions. The only “benefits” are a few hundred additional U.S. industrial jobs and more massive MIC profits.
I think thats %GDP
The munitions in question were made with certain targets in mind - that which the Ukes are shooting at.
There really isnt any other potential enemy within the shelf life of US stockpiles that would absorb such quantities of these particular weapons. No land wars in Asia, remember?
I was told that Russia, along with China and Iran, were an Axis of Evil against America. With them helping Russia with stuff, there is no hope for Ukraine to outlast Russia in this War of Attrition.
Two Years And $113 Billion Later, D.C.’s ‘America Last’ Crew Has No Plan For Ending The Russia-Ukraine War
I think thats %GDP
Nope. Multiply the prior year's spending by year-over-year percentage increase given for the next year.
The 2020 figure is 734.34 x 1.06 = 778.4004
U.S. military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $800.67B, a 2.86% increase from 2020.U.S. military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $778.40B, a 6% increase from 2019.
U.S. military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $734.34B, a 7.6% increase from 2018.
U.S. military spending/defense budget for 2018 was $682.49B, a 5.53% increase from 2017.
Ok got it. The % increase seems to track %GDP
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS?locations=US
Here is the increase.
U.S. military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $800.67B, a 2.86% increase from 2020.
U.S. military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $778.40B, a 6% increase from 2019.
U.S. military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $734.34B, a 7.6% increase from 2018.
U.S. military spending/defense budget for 2018 was $682.49B, a 5.53% increase from 2017.
Here is your chart showing what % of the GDP the defense budget was.
U.S. Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2021 $800.67B 3.48%
2020 $778.40B 3.72%
2019 $734.34B 3.43%
2018 $682.49B 3.31%
2017 $646.75B 3.31%
2016 $639.86B 3.41%
2015 $633.83B 3.48%
2014 $647.79B 3.70%
2013 $679.23B 4.05%
2012 $725.21B 4.48%
2011 $752.29B 4.84%
2010 $738.01B 4.92%
2009 $705.92B 4.89%
2008 $656.76B 4.46%
2007 $589.59B 4.08%
2006 $558.34B 4.04%
2005 $533.20B 4.09%
2004 $493.00B 4.02%
2003 $440.53B 3.83%
2002 $378.46B 3.45%
2001 $331.81B 3.12%
2000 $320.09B 3.11%
1999 $298.09B 3.09%
1998 $291.00B 3.20%
1997 $293.17B 3.41%
1996 $287.96B 3.56%
1995 $295.85B 3.86%
1994 $308.08B 4.22%
1993 $316.72B 4.60%
1992 $325.03B 4.97%
1991 $299.37B 4.88%
1990 $325.13B 5.61%
1989 $321.87B 5.87%
1988 $309.66B 6.07%
1987 $304.09B 6.42%
1986 $295.55B 6.63%
1985 $272.16B 6.45%
1984 $245.15B 6.24%
1983 $223.43B 6.32%
1982 $221.67B 6.81%
1981 $176.56B 5.65%
1980 $143.69B 5.15%
1979 $126.88B 4.95%
1978 $113.38B 4.94%
1977 $104.67B 5.16%
1976 $94.72B 5.19%
1975 $92.08B 5.62%
1974 $89.28B 5.95%
1973 $81.47B 5.89%
1972 $80.71B 6.52%
1971 $78.24B 6.94%
1970 $83.41B 8.03%
1969 $84.99B 8.63%
1968 $84.33B 9.27%
1967 $78.40B 9.42%
1966 $66.44B 8.44%
1965 $54.56B 7.59%
1964 $53.43B 8.05%
1963 $54.56B 8.83%
1962 $54.65B 9.33%
1961 $49.88B 9.16%
1960 $47.35B 8.99%
I think they forgot the “minus sign” in some of those % #’s....1990—>1991 for example was a decrease(?). In any case the authors of this article and most of Congress it seems, has forgotten that the USA is bankrupt 10x over. Doesn’t matter if some of the foreign aid $$$ hemorrhage comes back to the US when you don’t have the $$$ to spend in the 1st place.
Henry Ford would fire the entire upper management, and some large parts of middle management, at THE ARSENAL OF WOKE:
Boeing
General Dynamix (pun intended)
Lockheed-Martin
Northrup-Grumman
At Willow Run, “650 B-24 Liberators rolled off the line every month by the end of 1944:”
https://www.thehenryford.org/artifact/229817/
Try arithmetic.
Ok got it. The % increase seems to track %GDP
No, actually you were right. My bad.
In the introductory section atop the page, they presented the defense budget data and the % increase year-over-year for 2018-2021.
And then in their historical data chart that followed, they presented the same defense budget data accompanied by % not of year-over-year change but of GDP for 1960-2021.
The budget figures may not reflect supplementals.
Got it, thanks....that is why all positive %’s.
Ever hear of a place called Israel?
What about the BS narrative the neocons have been marching to for 2 1/2 years? You know, you’ve even preached it. When the Ukes collapse it’ll be Poland and the Baltics next. Within six months US troops will be fighting the Russians at the gates of Paris, Rome and Brussels. What the heck will they be able to defend Portugal with? C’mon man, get with the narrative.
When the US truly backs someone there, it will be game over.
The USAF and the true commitment of NATO will unlock massive numbers of the best aircraft in the world, and all the SEAD capabilities the USAF has in its bag of tricks.
You saw one of the few ATACMS of the short range variant destroy an S400 SAM battery the other day. Using one of the couple of dozen ATACMS the US gave Ukraine. Now imagine 500 long range ATACMS. And thats just ATACMS. The US and NATO have a dozen systems designed for variations on that job, and thousands of aircraft to carry them.
And then it will be all “highway of death” back a few hundred miles, not a dog will move on their roads and rail.
All thats needed is someone to make a decision. And that is the US weakness, as it is led by a potted plant, and behind him are divided, bitter people who hate each other more than anything in the universe.
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