[NEWS] Annoying Orange proposes $54 bil increase on military spending

[PhantOS]

Do you know why began defending them

not really, no

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[Red Spy]

Here's a map of the places we defend

You may be wondering why we defend Australia
I don't know either

[McZealot]

the US doesn't control NATO or the OAS wtf. do you even know what you are talking about. also ANZUS is a pacific co-operation treaty between the US and Australia and New Zealand.

...so, uh, your graph is a bit off.

[e-maxx]

"we defend"

[Red Spy]

the US doesn't control NATO or the OAS wtf

We'd go to war if they were invaded

[PhantOS]

We'd go to war if they were invaded

you know 'we'd' is short for 'we would'

as in, we would do that if it happened. which it hasn't

[Ipquarx]

again, considering Donald has been big on the whole "No wars" thing, and being against defending NATO allies from aggression, why do we need an increase in spending when we're already spending too much

[PhantOS]

again, considering Donald has been big on the whole "No wars" thing, and being against defending NATO allies from aggression, why do we need an increase in spending when we're already spending too much

the us isn't even spending that much on NATO or the UN. we pay less than 10 billion of the 600 billion military budget on UN and NATO

[otto-san]

you know 'we'd' is short for 'we would'

as in, we would do that if it happened. which it hasn't

well, to be fair, part of the reason it hasn't happened could be because the world's strongest military is ready to lay down the forget if anyone tries anything

[Planr]

the US doesn't control NATO or the OAS wtf. do you even know what you are talking about.

no one ever said the US controlled them. he said the US defends them.

[McZealot]

no one ever said the US controlled them. he said the US defends them.

This is like saying 'McZealot pays for the US military' because the 30 cent sales tax on a cheeseburger I purchased went to drone-striking some Syrian elementary school.

We'd go to war if they were invaded

I thought the Republican argument was that the US was doing too much for these countries and needed to stop? Now Republicans want us to protect more countries? Get a backbone, Annoying Orange fanboys.

You can't invade NATO but I'll assume you mean invade a country in NATO. But yea, we would go to war alongside Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, and The United Kingdom which consists of several countries. To say 'the US defends these countries' is laughable and stupid--like you.

Jesus, you must be awful during group projects.

[Planr]

This is like saying 'McZealot pays for the US military' because the 30 cent sales tax on a cheeseburger I purchased went to drone-striking some Syrian elementary school.

Technically, yes, you are paying for the US military with your taxes, since they go to the government and the government decides how to then use them. If the government decides to use the money it acquires from taxing you to do something, you weren't the one who made that decision, the government did. It's responsible for its own actions.

[SteveJenkins]

his point is that its a small contribution to a larger part, America doesn't defend the entirety of NATO's allied countries. even though they may be capable of doing so its not the countries sole responsibility of defending NATO allies, there are other countries that would help should the situation arise.

[Foxscotch]

again, considering Donald has been big on the whole "No wars" thing, and being against defending NATO allies from aggression, why do we need an increase in spending when we're already spending too much

hurr durr patriotism means big military

[Tayasaurus]

How about we make the government smaller and stop saying it should do everything