So… we’re spending a TRILLION dollars a year “defending” ourselves.
Who or what, exactly, are we “defending” ourselves from? Russia, as an
example, spent $71 billion last year on their military. Besides the
always lurking nuclear threat, they’re no threat to anyone but
themselves at this point. China? Our best-friends-forever trading
partner and financial master? Not likely. OK, who’s left? The CIA says
there are no more than 50 Al-Quaida guys running loose in Afghanistan
causing all that mess. Don’t need a trillion dollars a year to get rid
of them. Hmm… what are we missing, boys and girls, that justifies this
astonishing amount of military spending? Wait a second, it couldn’t be
possible, could it? Not that! Oh no! The rumors must be true! We really
have been invaded by the 17 foot tall insectoid robo-warriors from the
planet Zandor! That’s the only thing that makes sense, because God knows
there’s nobody on this planet that could challenge us militarily… – CP