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Comment by insane_dreamer

8 days ago

And I for one would much rather it go to subsidize university research than subsidize the defense industry

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martin82  8 days ago

You need both if you want it to remain a free and sovereign country.

  • insane_dreamer  8 days ago

    But not anywhere near what we have in terms of military power and spending.

    Also, economic decline is a much greater threat to the US than military decline. China is eager to dethrone us economically; an invasion of the US would be extremely costly and highly unlikely even if the US' military were significantly smaller.