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Originally Posted by bornhere
Most of what our defense budget goes for has little to do with defending the populace. Over the course of the 20th and 21st centuries, most of our military actions have been launched at the behest of some corporate or political ally of whatever administration was in power.
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Not entirely true. Our ability to defend the USA prevented the USSR from attacking from the 50's well into the 80's. Attacks on our land are thwarted for the simple fact of what our retaliation can do.
Our military is a necessary and constitutional.