I disagree, military spending is not really a question of
whether it's too much, just right, or not enough. As with all federal
government agencies, the issue is wasteful spending. Military spending is only
one part of the systemic problem in the federal government. To simply latch
onto military spending as the federal spending issue is very narrow-minded. If
the funds are stopped for battling terrorists, it will not stop the other
countries from attacking us. Unfortunately there are many places in the world
that want to see America burn. Take North Korea for example. This Communist
country has been threatening the United States of America for quite some time
now. This is a little country. They know they do not have the capabilities to
attack America where we are right now; they’re not dumb. With all of our
weapons and soldiers, it would be suicidal. If we were to stop and cut funds,
it would only make us weak. Spending money on the war against terrorism is very
important, now and forever, as America is an ever-growing nation and this
society is just getting more and more advanced. We have come a long way since
our conservative ways. The United States of America is known as Land of the
Opportunity and Free, offering rights as well as freedom to its citizens; freedom
of speech, freedom to wear certain clothes. Everything was fought for. You have
to fight to get what you want, to get where you want to be. We live in a world
where things do not just come easily to you. In school, we are fighting to be
the best student. In work, we are fighting to do the best job. Everywhere
around us, we are at war. And it is because of war that we are able to continue
the lives that we have, be free and have human rights.
“If we truly want our country to be great then we need to
prioritize where money is being spent because spending so much military defense
is just protecting our right to remain stupid”, Ashley Arnerich said in her
comment, which is a great example of pure ignorance. There have been countless
soldiers who died on the battlefield to help make America free. So you’re
saying those men and women died “protecting our right to remain stupid”? And
then you brought up the 9/11 attacks as if we as a nation saw a tragedy like
that coming. If we did, don’t you think we’d do everything possible to prevent
it from happening? Isn’t that where military defense would come in? Did you
expect us not to take action and go to war after that horrible event? If
education is your argument, then blaming military spending isn’t the way to go.
What good is intelligence if we do not use it to protect ourselves? Many people
don’t go and get a college education simply because they can’t afford it. The
use of programs like ROTC allows for people to earn a degree while receiving financial
support from the military. Let’s not forget the education opportunities that
the G.I. bill provides. Don’t argue that
they spend too much money because Medicare spends $800 billion per year and
does that provide for the common defense of our nation? No. Does that create
jobs? No. War is not a good thing, do not get me wrong. Although, fighting
against terrorism is very necessary. It does not matter what we do in life.
Nothing will matter if we are not armed. Countries will come and destroy us at
any possible chance they get.
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