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Offline crossbro

Is the EU a sleeping giant ?
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2014, 02:39:25 AM »
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England has the world's 4th largest military budget.

France has the world's 6th largest military budget.

Germany has the world's 9th largest military budget.

Italy has the world's 10th largest military budget.


And the United States not only has the largest military budget in the world, but also spends more than numbers 2 through 12 on that list combined.


And that is supposed to be a good thing ?

You buy 1 fighter jet for 20 million dollars- guess what, you never see that 20 million dollars again. Multiply that by 300, 400, 500.

Buy a bullet and shoot it, never see that money again.

we are slaves to the war industry, Eisenhower warned us about it.
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Offline Dolores

Is the EU a sleeping giant ?
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2014, 07:59:38 AM »
Quote from: crossbro
Quote from: Dolores
Quote from: crossbro


England has the world's 4th largest military budget.

France has the world's 6th largest military budget.

Germany has the world's 9th largest military budget.

Italy has the world's 10th largest military budget.


And the United States not only has the largest military budget in the world, but also spends more than numbers 2 through 12 on that list combined.


And that is supposed to be a good thing ?

You buy 1 fighter jet for 20 million dollars- guess what, you never see that 20 million dollars again. Multiply that by 300, 400, 500.

Buy a bullet and shoot it, never see that money again.

we are slaves to the war industry, Eisenhower warned us about it.


Please don't put words into my mouth.  I never said the United States' military spending was a good thing, or even suggested as much.

You asked whether the EU was a "sleeping giant," because of the level of military spending of four of its member states.  I was simply putting things in perspective.
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