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Doug Bandow, National Interest: The One Reason America Can't Police the World Anymore: Washington Is Broke
Even if America once felt wealthy enough to squander its financial resources in such pursuits, those days have ended. Washington is effectively bankrupt, with massive unfunded liabilities. Its fiscal future will only worsen as Baby Boomers continue to retire.
The annual budget battle is at its peak and Washington continues to flaunt its remarkable dysfunction. This fiscal irresponsibility affects more than domestic programs. In the coming years, it is likely to drive U.S. foreign and military policy.
The U.S. government has no more important duty than defending the nation. However, providing for the “common defense,” as the Constitution puts it, is remarkably easy. America has vast oceans east and west and peaceful neighbors to the north and south.
Today only Russia, with an arsenal of nuclear-tipped missiles, could launch a serious attack on America. However, Moscow has no incentive to do so, since the result would be devastating retaliation. China’s military is expanding but directed at preventing Washington from dominating the People’s Republic of China at home and in its neighborhood.
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WNU Editor I completely agree.
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So Trump is pulling us out to pay down the debt. He did not start any wars and the MOTHERFUCKERS still want him out. More of my family members than not believed that of Trump was elected he would stat a God Awful War.Still no war.
If a World War does come, Mueller will start it. The myopic one won't mean to start it, but he might.
all you need do is see what the Trump tax bill has done to the deficit and you will understand the fiscal mess he has put us in...to say Mueller, a true military hero, would start a war is sure sign of your ignorance and stupidity
How the Trump Tax Cut Is Helping to Push the Federal Deficit to $1 Trillion
Well, these are the facts:
1. Trump is winding down two wars
2. Just a few months back, the entire main stream media called him a) a war mongered, b) unstable, c) someone who would cause nuclear war, d) a Nazi, e, Hitler. Let that sink in. They all did it on thousands of occasions - all repeating the same line: Trump = unstable = we are so close to war.
3. It is Trump who seems to, on top of winding down two wars, fix the North Korea issue. This issue alone, so Obama said, would be the biggest challenge of his presidency. Remember the praise CNN gave Trump for trying to bring North Korea into the wider community of normal states? Me neither. Of course they didn't give him credit, they attacked him over a porn start, called him a Putin puppet, a traitor, a pig, filth, scum, and everyone who voted for him a bigot and deplorable.
And now the entire leftist/democrat establishment calls for impeachment of him. Why? What -high crime- (that's what impeachment is for only) did he commit? Bang a porn star? I don't give a f***.
Trump also grew the economy. I remember just 4 years ago, CNN told us all to better learn Chinese. Now the Chinese have to adjust their 2025 goal (an embarrassment to them).. but the democrats still don't think that's enough either? Trump is literally achieving more than any other previous president. What the f*** is going on? This coupe is incredible.. the left is insane, completely manipulated by CNN
True the federal debt is choking the USA and the world. The USA has ace card that most other countries don’t. Easy access to cheap, abundant energy. This in conjunction with tight fiscal spending offers a path to prosperity for the USA.
Obama came into office with a 10 trillion debt and left with a 20 trillion debt, he matched George Washington to Bush the moron in only 8 years. What’s he got to show for it? Anyone.
Health care...where is Trump's?
gave Syria to Russia and Iran and left Israel and Kurds screwed
no change with N. Korea as yet
market saved from the Bush recession by Obama; jobless good under Trump but wage gap grows endlessly and middle class dwindling
nothing done about climate change and Pentagon worries about this
the deficit is well beyond Obama's years...recall no deficit under Clinton
12 separate investigations involve Trump, his family, his appointees and this will all come down soon, with, no doubt indictments and lord knows what else
China rise in China seas and not so under previous presidents
China now in Southn America..where is the Monroe Doctrine?
China all over Africa...new under Trump
Russia in South America, Venezuela etc...not so till Trump
1000 years from now when the robot historians chronicle the downfall of the mighty American Empire, they can only come to one conclusion as to what was responsible.
CNN. Only CNN.
All; the debt is not an issue at all. Why; America has rich reserves they can sell that dwarf the debt. Our energy reserves are massive along and we are starting to leverage that growing the economy.
Perfesser Feldhake do go on...
the Anon who blames our downfall on CNN is clearly a dope, plain and simple. His main man, Trump, listens and takes orders from Fox....Now list the media and you will discover that most do not lie and if they err, they will more often than not, correct themselves. Tell us, then, Anon, where you get The Truth from!
and anon making Feldhake remark: grow up...you are not funny
China all over Africa...new under Trump
Pissant has not been paying attention to who or when railroads were built.
China has built railroads in china going back years ago. China has been in Africa for decades. Maybe you should look up the history of Mozambique for instance.
"When Kenya borrowed $3.2bn from China for the railway in 2014, the aim was to move freight efficiently between the capital and the port at "
This new under Trump. Who was president in 2014. It was TRUMP. Mind you IO am using liberal logic and liberal math.
So yeah this Africa thing is new under Trump.
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