the 5 criteria to judge a politician

[J. Henry Christ]

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they don't do much for offense.

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Okay. And every offensive entanglement America has engaged in has proven to be a waste of lives and resources in the long run and has led to the meteoric growth of the US federal govt and decrease in our peace and prosperity. If America had a kick-ass defense at 1/5 of the cost of maintaining our bloated offense, we would not be f'd with and would be morfe free with less burden of our govt. But you wouldn't have B-2s to give you a hard on during an air show, so I see the trade off.