The Obama administration speaks out of both sides of its mouth, lauding the U.S. military one day, but cutting budgets, programs and manpower the next. This is a huge concern given the tremendous growth of the Chinese fleet, with the U.S. less than two thirds the size of the Chinese navy, and with Russia exhibiting much more aggressive objectives and power.
China is also contesting a number of islands claimed by U.S. allies such as the Philippines and Japan, and the decrease in available vessels to protect those areas is a major concern.
Obama decimating military might, page 2:
Imagine if the US selected a new president who was much worse than George W. Bush or Barack Obama – a real tyrant. Would that be sufficient justification for someone like Vladimir Putin to arm and train Mexican and Canadian mercenaries to invade America, kill US civilians, destroy cities and critical infrastructure, seize vital oil refineries and pipeline corridors, behead government officials and prisoners they’d captured, declare their own independent state, and do everything in their power to overthrow the elected-government in Washington?
Of course not. The question is ridiculous. It wouldn’t matter if the US president was a tyrant or not, that doesn’t justify an invasion by armed proxies from another country…
This is precisely what the US have done.
That is bull$#%&!@*we have a military budget ten times the budget of China.
238,000 US veterans have died waiting for health care – U.S. Increases Israeli aid to $4.6 billion per year.
A quick history lesson might be appropriate. In 2001 the United States launched a global campaign that sent men and women all over the world to overthrow governments. These soldiers came home to find their benefits in tatters, their government behaving exactly like the ones they overthrew, and the local cops acting like the security services of a dictatorship.
This is why we need a Republican president
Trump 2016!!!!
Technically we don’t need a super strong navy. This ain’t WWII anymore. Missile destroyers, subs and aircraft carriers is all we need.
Trump 2016 will be the only hope
Wake up America
I agree except for the last part.