US troops in Mexico

[moevillini]

be cheaper and easier just to legalize the darn stuff

 

[babe]

The biggest entitlement program we have is our military.

Out of control spending, engines we don't need, every state loves military contracts (creates jobs), most of the servicemen just sit around, most of the camps, bases, and embassys as overloaded with pork (are $10,000 dollar curtains really necessary? Or a $1 billion dollar embassy in Iraq?). Not to mention how everyone and their dog blackmail us. If we "don't" give them military support, they'll do this. If we take away our military support, they'll do that.

if Mexico sucks at taking out the garbage, that sucks. Why should we become involved militarily? The best solution to these drug cartels would be for us to drastically cut the demand for their goods. If there's a drop in demand, all of a sudden those cartels might have to focus on getting real jobs.

We need to cut the defense spending, like NOW. There's no reason why we should be spending so much more than anybody else. Just ask the USSR how that went...

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to The Thriller again

.

militarism is as addictive as drugs, and maybe even more expensive.

founding fathers didn't want a "standing army", just citizens prepared and able to defend ourselves. They had seen how Cromwell ruled England and gave reform a bad name with army thugs that made royalty look good. Overlordyism takes all kinds of forms. One we don't want is a military class willing to kill citizens on orders from elitists.

We also don't want to train such thugs on the streets of Jaurez.