United States expensive militarism


This video says about itself:

How the $700 Billion U.S. Military Budget Could Be Spent

19 December 2017

What are some other ways to spend $700 billion besides militarizing and terrorizing the world?

2 thoughts on “United States expensive militarism

    • The video does not say militarism is the cause of the debt; only that a small portion of the Pentagon’s annual budget would be enough to pay it.

      Puerto Rico has suffered a lot from US militarism, from the 1898 United States invasion on; which brought colonialism, crippling the economy, contributing to the debt. Already in 1899, a hurricane hit the island, which meant many Puerto Ricans got enormous debts and had to sell their land for very low prices to United States plantation owners:

      https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico

      Vieques island, part of Puerto Rico, suffered much from US miltary war games there:

      Still bombs on Vieques island

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