Underfunded? Do you guys understand that the US spends more than the next 14 nations combined on defense? And the next 14 includes China, Russia, German, France, England and a few more! The US spends $640 billion a year on defense! And why? To have elected officials like Bush and Cheney to use lies and deceit to get the US involved in a trillion dollar war (paid for by borrowed money) with Iraq. Cheney looked everywhere in Iraq and could not find any WMD, 9-11 involvement, no yellow cake, no portable chemical generators, no nuke programs, Curveball was lying, and the mission was not accomplished. It isn't how much you spend on defense, it is spending what is needed on defense. And if that doesn't make sense, tell me how many $180 million F-35 airplanes (10 years plus in development and still not totally operational)or $12 billion aircraft carriers will be needed to neutralize ISIS terrorists armed with AK-47's riding around the middle East in Toyota trucks with heavy machine guns in back? Wake up fellas, the Military/Industrial complex has been BS'ing you with these lies about spending more on defense and you have believed them.
Submitted by Bob Philbrook (not verified) : Mar 26, 2015 4:54pm
If you're accusing Bush & Cheney about lying concerning WMD you're wrong! Our own intelligence plus England, France, (& others) claimed Iraq had them, NOT Bush & Cheney! Iraq had used WMD on Iran & the Kurds previously, plus some were found buried after the war. I'm betting your own elected officials voted for the Iraq war (that was back in the days of The Constitution by the way). Bush didn't blow up the Twin Towers, & Iraq wasn't invaded for oil either.
Submitted by Jim McCrillis (not verified) : Mar 26, 2015 5:56pm
You are right on, Jim. Left wingers will never understand that Iranians are ACTIVELY pursuing nuclear bombs right now! My answer to the question "What is the greatest threat to global security right now?" it is OBAMA!!!! He doesn't have a clue how to be Commander in Chief. Lets just get down to the real answer. It isn't IF we will get hit again in the US, but WHEN. While we're at it, wasn't that a smart move to release 5 of the highest ranking prisoners for 1 DESERTER? We have a real problem with leadership in this great country, and I pray every day we can reverse the mess the last 6 years have gotten us into!!
Submitted by Roger S. (not verified) : Mar 28, 2015 3:24pm
You echo my thoughts exactly. The money we're wasting for military armament could be better spent rebuilding our disintegrating infrastructure and creating good paying jobs. All this hate mongering, chest beating and bigotry that's dividing our nation has to stop.
Submitted by Don Ford (not verified) : Mar 26, 2015 11:01pm
I'm with you Don. Too much politics is hurting our country. We are at war. We need to work side by side. Like the old saying "United We Stand, Divided We fall". We spend a huge amount of money on defense. I read that we spend more on national defense than all the other countries combined. We must use more diplomacy and strengthen our relationship with our Allies.We keep alienating. We shook a hornets nest when we went into Iraq. We were to eager to go to war. We attacked a country that had not been involved in 9/11. Iraq was stable. We had air superiority to keep them in line. Iraq was there to keep Iran in line. The stability of the region was much better. Now everything is in chaos. I think our entanglement in all this mess has given Russia confidence that they can invade other countries. All this mess could have been avoided. We could have tracked down Bin Laden and other al qaeda members and send in special forces to take them out. We go in and get out. Occupying a country is very expensive and it creates resistance fighters aka Terrorists. We have made a mess and I don't see it getting better for a long long time.
Submitted by David Pfister (not verified) : Mar 29, 2015 9:46pm
Bob Philbrook,
Link can't be posted here, so please Google:
" Munitions Found in Iraq Meet WMD Criteria, Official Says "
It is a DOD site. This story was briefly reported in the media.
Also Goole WMD's found in Iraq and you will find other stories.
They had WMD's, Hussein (Saddam, not Barak) threatened us, and we responded. I think the war was mishandled, but we had the right to go in. We actually accomplished a lot, until Obie pulled troops out (against military advice) and sent them to Afghanistan, where the only thing they did was arm and train terrorists to kill us. Bush had congressional approval to go into Iraq. Obama isn't aware that we even have a Congress or military advisors, he does what he wants.
You can't compare US military spending with China or Russia. For one thing, you'd have to rely on self-reporting just as you'd have to with nuclear capabilities. For another, their personnel and production cost is a fraction of ours. My job in MI in the mid 70's mostly dealt with the Soviet Threat, primarily their military. China was more our ally than not. Anyone who thinks that either of these countries is not a threat now is a fool. If they ever joined forces, we would be toast. We do not need a leader ticking off the leaders of these countries.
Obama and Putin sealed a deal on nuclear reduction. Putin's snicker said it all. Obama is a joke.
Submitted by 96B (not verified) : Mar 27, 2015 11:14am
I think part of that budget goes to personnel, which is a big piece. We repay our vets with retirement pay as a way to compensate for their sacrifices. Thank you very much!
Submitted by Jim Luchs (not verified) : Mar 28, 2015 4:32pm
Bob, I think it is necessary to first define what it is the military is expected to do. As you probably recognize, logistics is the key to winning any war. If you are expected to win only one war at a time, you can utilize all your resources to fight that war. How many possible wars were mentioned in this question? What if they are asking the military to be able to support a war in each of the listed areas of potential conflict? The other issue is how good do you want the war equipment to be? Should it be state of the art to protect our soldiers or should it be modified Toyota pickup trucks? Do we want to overwhelm out enemy and end the war quickly, or just to stabilize as we did in Korea, Iraq and Afghanistan? The military industrial complex is responsible for giving our military what they want. The military gives the President/Congress what they want. Finally, it boils down to how much security do you want. The latest strategy I heard was to fight 3 different wars at the same time. How many do you think we should be able to cover?
Submitted by Ray Miller (not verified) : Mar 30, 2015 3:57pm
I agree with you Bob Philbrook. According to the American Free Press in America's 235 years of existence we have been at war somewhere for 214 of those years. The bankers, bullet makers and politicians (campaign funds & payoffs) have gotten richer while the people get body bags, bandages and the bills. How's that working for you?
The problem is with Obama alienating our allies and kissing the hinnies of our enemies, ignoring the obvious problems while creating new problems or expanding existing problems where there were none or they were not much of an issue. Broadcasting timelines for when we will do things and daring people to cross his redlines with no consequences. We are doing nothing more than showing weakness to the world who no longer respects what we can do because we will not do it.
Submitted by Michael Duchscherer (not verified) : Mar 26, 2015 5:16pm
@bronxite- we wouldn't have to go to war if people who have designs on taking away peoples' freedoms (ISIS, Saddam, Hitler; etc. ) existed. It's the American soldier who fights for your freedom to defend your way of life to speak your dissent. Do you think those individuals in parenthesis would allow your dissending voice to be heard, especially if it were against their government if they were ruling you ?? I don't think so. Think about that.
Submitted by teedalt (not verified) : Apr 1, 2015 1:00am
all of the above, we must put our military back into the hands of the military men, not a president who has no knowledge war and combat and how to prevent it.
Submitted by don andretta (not verified) : Mar 26, 2015 5:52pm
The biggest threat to our security is the fools we keep electing who value party politics over common sense. Start thinking about the people who elected you, and not those who paid for you!
Submitted by USAF Steve (not verified) : Mar 26, 2015 6:37pm
My response to this question is similar, if not exactly to, what I've previously alluded to before, and that is, the continuous, increasing global (includes U.S.) human population growth. It's catastrophic, and needs to be addressed and acted upon by the international community and its individual member (human) components! All human and environmental woes on planet Earth are directly attributed to excess human populations world-wide.
Planet Earth cannot successfully sustain indefinitely uncontrolled growth that exacerbates the planet's ability to provide the necessary (essential) ingredients (e.g. food, water, oxygen, and a genial climate) to perpetuate the species (human, most animal, and plant-oxygen producing) life, where alarmingly, humans are "straining and draining" our natural resources (e.g. food, water, land, trees) as more humans are being born. The fact is, that globally, more people are born than are dying! In the United States, only two (2) states have a higher death rate than birth rate! They are Maine and West Virginia.
In the rest of the 48 states births surpass deaths. Moreover, excess human population growth exacerbates governments' and societies' abilities to keep up with their individual citizens' demands for products and services. In other words supply versus demand arguments. The world population presently is in excess of 7,000,000,000 (i.e. 7 billion) people, and the U.S. population exceeds 313,000,000 (i.e. three-hundred thirteen million) people and both populations (global and U.S.) CONTINUE TO GROW OR INCREASE!
It won't be long (if not already), that nations and states will also (besides political, religious, and ideology conflicts) go to war over water, food, land, and tree shortages), especially when the fact is also, that according to the consensus of biological and physical scientists humans are responsible for climate disruption. As the population grows so does industrialization and urbanization causing excess or, over-development.
The consensus of scientists (biological and physical) tell us that "fossil fuels" and/or "greenhouse" gases (e.g. CO2 [i.e. Carbon Dioxide), CH4 [i.e. Methane], N2O [i.e. Nitrous Oxide], and HCFCs [i.e. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons]) are responsible for climate disruption. And what are the consequences of climate disruption? Increased frequencies and some very severe tornadoes, hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons, monsoons, rising sea levels, receding coastlines, melting polar ice-caps in Antarctica, Greenland, and the Arctic, triple-digit temperature heat-waves, droughts, wildfires, avalanches, blizzards (with record-breaking snow accumulations, Boston, MA with 108.1 inches, that is 9 feet 1 inch), mud-slides, floods, flash-floods, more thunderstorms, and sink-holes!
So "What is the greatest threat to global security right now?"
The answer is what biologists, physical anthropologists, and taxonomists call, or classify as "Homo sapiens," that is, modern Man (and Woman)! Humanity, with very few individual exceptions, are destroying our world of humanity and are bringing havoc to planet Earth!
Submitted by John P. Grillo (not verified) : Mar 26, 2015 8:11pm
I agree with you in that most (if not all Republicans,) are opposed to contraception and abortions, but mature responsible adults can, if they choose (i.e. voluntarily) to have smaller families, or not have any children at all, given the grave consequences of continued, increased human population growth in the world that I mentioned in my comment on Thursday, March 26, 2015 8:11 PM. Realistically, humanity as a whole society and its politicians "can't fix" this grave crisis, but many individuals can, including myself, to choose on not bringing more children into an already dangerous and overcrowded world. It's a start in the right direction among some people to have a better quality of life with fewer, rather than more people on the planet. Yet it would be intolerable for me (and I believe some other people), if planet Earth had no, or literally, a few humans inhabiting it.
Submitted by John P. Grillo (not verified) : Mar 27, 2015 5:48pm
You need to do your homework, and research more so, apparently you, and many others don't "... know better ...." Open up your eyes and ears to the congressional "heated" verbal conflicts taking place over the issues of contraception as presented by the major radio and television networks (e.g. ABC, FOX, NBC, CBS, NPR), "Planned Parenthood", and the organization of "Popuation Connection" that can be found on a Google search, and Yahoo News on the Internet. This is NOT "crap"! Moreover, I'm not "... trying to peddle it to people ...." I present issues of discussion on my comments, without imposing my beliefs on others. It's up to other people (intellectually and emotionally mature and responsible), to make their own decisions.
Submitted by John P. Grillo (not verified) : Mar 28, 2015 1:35pm
Grillo,
It IS crap. You clearly are not a veteran. And you clearly have an agenda. You have taken a discussion about "global security" and interjected your liberal philosophies about abortion, birth control, global warming, etc. This topic was about "global security". Any veteran knows what that means. Your comments about conservatives are ridiculous, have no merit, and are intended to insult. You focused on what a few far right politicos have said and blindly attached that to all conservatives.
There are plenty of forums and discussions for people who are indoctrinated to the liberal mantra. Your comments don't suggest that you have any original thought, but that you are parroting what your party principals have fed you.
Grillo, you said that I needed to "do my homework, and research more so". I was an Intelligence Analyst during VN era and remained in NMIA since. I've more than done my "homework" and "research". Now go away and troll elsewhere. -96B
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) : Mar 29, 2015 11:38am
Read the question MORE CAREFULLY for discussion and argument on this issue. The question gives the reader 7 choices to respond in what he or she in THEIR OWN OPINION and EXPERIENCE answers the question best. "What is the greatest threat to global security security right now?" I will debunk or rebut your misconceptions and errors sentence by sentence in yoUr last reply.
First, you said again, "It IS crap." Not so! I don't peddle crap, and I will explain my sources if you will read further on my comment without ignoring my responses later in THIS comment.
Second, you stated "You clearly are not a veteran." WRONG!!! I'm a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps (Regular) and Vietnam War having achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant E-6, and a former tank commander with two honorable discharges.
Third, you stated "And you clearly have an agenda." Wrong again in terms of specificity or a specific "agenda." What I analyze and discuss in terms of my arguments, on the above stated question are INTERCONNECTED ISSUES that have both direct and indirect consequences from an over populated planet of TOO MANY people; that DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, KNOWINGLY or UNKNOWINGLY (the latter with less reprehensibility and responsibility than the former), is causing increased tensions world wide.
IT IS PEOPLE! IT IS HUMANS!, the composite whole of society (that includes terrorists, criminals, warmongers without just cause, law abiding citizens, and others) through ignorance and deliberation that are threatening "global security" and their are few exceptions that aren't threatening! However, there are too many people on the planet voicing their concerns justified or unjustified, globally speaking and acting out, on many diverse issues that they want addressed, prioritizing themselves first, before others and all arguing, simultaneously that they be heard first!
The result? A global mad-house of CONFUSION, CHAOS, POSTURING, THREATS, and INTIMIDATION! Constructively, nothing gets done! I'm a fusion of somewhat liberal AND conservative ideas, depending on what specific issues are addressed and available for constructive and meaningful discussion and NOT RHETORIC! Contraception (for responsible and mature adults whom don't want children or advocate for SMALLER families) helps to reduce "The Population Bomb" that the world is experiencing today, and that Dr. Paul Ehrlich PhD, world renowned biologist of Stanford University at Stanford, California and his wife Anne and other scientists warned of the consequences and threats to humanity of an overpopulated planet that would produce global famines and environmental devastation and does indeed threaten our "security" as nations are willing to go to war over food, water rights, land, territorial boundaries, and trees.
You can find more on the Ehrlich's study in their 1968 remarkably prophetic book for THIS age entitled "The Population Bomb." Moreover, "global warming" DOES threaten our "security" because even the (U.S.) Department of Defense and/or the Pentagon have advised the Administration of dire consequences of "global warming" as reported on NPR (National Public Radio). Recently on Yahoo News even conservative members of Congress acknowledged that "global warming" is happening right now. Less people (I'm not saying no people as I'm NOT by nature, a misanthrope) we logically can infer means less world distress, pressures, conflicts, tensions and tribulations.
This is an ISSUE OF HEIGHTENED AWARENESS and CONSCIOUSNESS, AND WE NEED TO BE AWARE, that is, HUMANITY and/or SOCIETY MUST WORK for the COMMON GOOD, NOT ITS DESTRUCTION! Apparently "Any veteran ..." does not know that "global security" can be threatened in other ways BESIDE war, and terrorism. MY comments are NOT "ridiculous" as they are addressed to the general populace (e.g. liberal, conservative, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, and Independents). You are being presumptuous and judgmental on assuming that my "... comments are intended to insult." My comments are not insulting, and YOU must be able to discern this. If anything when merited, I would call some of my comments constructive criticism! There is always "pro" and "con" people on any extraordinary issues of great importance.
As for my "original thought" I have and do express that capacity. I subscribe to both conservative and liberal agendas, as I vote FOR THE PERSON, AND NOT THE PARTY DEPENDING ON THE ISSUE BEING ADDRESSED AND ACTED ON, SO I DON'T GO "... parroting what ... party principals have fed you [i.e. me]." As for your sentence "Now go away and troll elsewhere.-96B" the feeling and thought is mutual, and you can make your own exit.
P.S. If you wish to know I do have Master of Arts, Bachelor of Arts, and Associate of Arts degrees.
Submitted by John P. Grillo (not verified) : Mar 30, 2015 7:34pm
Grillo,
You are certifiable. And full of it. I know BS when I see it. Marines? You do have an agenda, your posts reek of it. Not reproducing is the only intelligent thing you said.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) : Mar 30, 2015 10:34pm
"... certifiable." "And full of it." Yes indeed, with the above three academic credentials I mentioned to you in my previous "reply." As for "BS" look elsewhere, you can't see it here, because it does NOT exist! "Marines?" You got that right! But, neglected to omit the question mark in "Marines?" which should be replaced with a period or exclamation point for punctuation marks. No need to be interrogatory, on what I ALREADY TOLD YOU! As for "You do have an agenda, your posts reek of it." Indeed, YOU do have a hearing problem, or great difficulty in some aspects of correct reading comprehension! I have no "posts" in terms of commitment, (let's say free spirit) so they (posts) can't "... reek of it."
Submitted by John P. Grillo (not verified) : Mar 31, 2015 6:01pm
You are the only person on this topic who does not know what the OT is about. Any veteran can tell you what "global security" is about. Search "global security" and read about it. You will find nothing about birth control or population.
Your answer to the OT is "Homo sapiens". Not all of them dear, just the terrorist ones.
You said that "most (if not all Republicans) are opposed to contraception and abortions". Then you say "I subscribe to both conservative and liberal agendas". Yeah, right. Any more left and you'll topple over.
You said "I present issues of discussion on my comments, without imposing my beliefs on others." You posted five extremely long posts ranting obsessively about population. You are absolutely preaching from your soap box about your beliefs. They may or may not be valid, but they are not what this topic is about.
Veterans can smell a fake a mile away. You can get some people to believe you are a vet, but a site for and about veterans is probably not the place to do it. The more you thump your chest about all of your degrees, the less I believe anything you say. You contradict yourself repeatedly.
I bet you like Hilary too.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) : Mar 31, 2015 11:56pm
Have you ever practiced common sense, logic, and sequence assessment? Apparently NOT! Literally, the LACK of "birth control" and increased "population" has a direct bearing and dangerous influence on "global security"! Listen up fool (and today April 1st, 2015 you're living up to foolery as the ideal role model for its fools)! I don't need to "Search 'global security' and read about it." It's SIMPLE logic, no need for a philosophic, syllogistic argument with a premise and conclusion on THIS ISSUE! More people on the planet creates more crises! It's simple logic and Math. Effective communication is more likely to be impeded, becomes very time-consuming, and makes cooperation amongst peoples more arduous and as result, becomes less agreeable to all societies concerned for a goal of a safer and secure world.
Global security can be endangered by too many people competing for the limited supply of our natural resources in country, and people internationally abroad in non-military, civil disobedience, in addition to terrorists' activities and military conflicts! It's sheer quantity of people, that is, excess population growth and the human characteristic trait of insatiable greed in peoples' minds when "too much is never enough" becomes the standard and protocol for society. It's NO "BS"! Society refuses to admit it and you're a part of it!
Listen fool! You don't know what sincerity is when you see it! I stand by my belief (and thesis) that continued and increasing global and U.S. human population growth is the greatest threat to global security and that climate disruption, is a consequence of abusive and neglectful human activity that is exacerbating this crisis and endangering ALL life on Earth! There is NO ONE THREAT, BUT MANY, and FROM ALL the REASONS I STATED IN MY PREVIOUS COMMENTS ON THIS ISSUE! By the way, I see no danger that I would "... topple over." I'm not "top-heavy"!
As for you, you say you were an "analyst." Your analysis should start within your own mind! Introspection starts with YOURSELF! Your no exception! You can "disagree, without being disagreeable." But apparently you don't have the mental faculties to discern and admit this. Arrogant, haughty, and insolent, you manifest these abusive, negative, human characteristics by your expressed disrespectful language in your comments. There is an old saying, and I'm inclined to agree with it, that "there are none so blind as those whom will not see [honestly and justly]." Moreover, you and others can't "smell a fake" for deception and falsehood, as it is not my intent. I try not NOT to contradict myself repeatedly. Deliberate contradiction is self-defeating and is something I try to avoid. Humans are imperfect, and err, and there is a difference between human mistakes of limitations and weaknesses that are not ill-intended and not intentional (which is excusable) and mistakes with deliberate intentions to falsify, mislead, and confuse (which is not excusable) especially for one's own enhancement of greed, power and influence.
Submitted by John P. Grillo (not verified) : Apr 1, 2015 10:19pm
You're foaming at the mouth. Read the OT title. "Global security" has nothing to do with population. You could have two people and have a security issue. If you had ever been in the military you would know what they are talking about. Read the responses. You are all alone. I'll tell you once again, search "global security". You will find NOTHING about population. How dense can you be? You could reduce the population by half and if you don't rid the world of terrorists, you have solved nothing. ISIS does not exist because of overcrowding. Have you ever been to China and seen how crowded it is? Is terrorism there worse than in Afghanistan? You talk about logic, use it.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) : Apr 1, 2015 11:16pm
You don't understand the law of averages and probability! "Global security" has EVERYTHING to do with population. The more people reproducing and populating the planet, the greater is the probability in statistics (and reality) of the prevalence of terrorists' organizations (e.g. "ISIS," "Boko Haram," "Hamas," "Islamic Jihad," "al-Qaida," the "Taliban," and "Hezbollah" to name some, among many, that are growing in numbers).
Listen up "Grim Reeker"! Has it ever occurred to you that ISIS promotes rapid population growth to enhance their terrorists agendas? And to spread their vision of a Middle Eastern Calipahate by force where unfortunate women are forced into sex slavery to grow their (ISIS') heinous organization by being "breeding machines," against their will, and where refusal results in violent deaths and body maiming! Apparently the "dense" person, and the source of a reeking (bad or foul smell) is traced to its origins, namely you, the "Anonymous" grim reeker hiding in the murky depths of his anonymity knowing that his offensive odor is repugnant, to transparent colleagues. Indeed, you have a hearing and listening problem.
I distinctly recall telling you I have served honorably in the military. If it's not your hearing that's affected, then it's your memory's ability to recall. I really, sincerely hope you are not suffering from PTSD or TBI that many of our "brothers [and sisters] in Arms" are being treated for, and its my hope and wish for their speedy recovery, and to thank them for their loyal service to our country. I'm in a quandary about you. Yes indeed, we must (I grant you) "... rid the world of terrorists, ...." Since terrorism has its origins with humans, there is a smaller probability of terrorist occurrences with less people, and with less people, therefore, smaller numbers of terrorists, it's much easier to destroy terrorist cells and/or their networks.
The real issue here is the HEARTS and MINDS of people, if their character is bad, heinous, they will commit terrorism (if that is their intent). "ISIS" exists because IT'S part of the "overcrowding" in a world population exceeding seven billion (7,000,000,000) people, and that continues to grow based on the 2010 world census. By the way the false accusations of "... foaming at the mouth," and "ranting," I would suggest, is for you to look elsewhere, and you can begin with yourself, the inherent source of all of these verbal maladies.
Submitted by John P. Grillo (not verified) : Sep 3, 2015 7:12pm
I hope this is not a duplicate reply that I'm sending to you, if not, I wanted to clarify what you stated as my thinking on "... overpopulation is the main problem," causing on what I believe is increasing global crises (e.g. war, crime, terrorism, and climate disruption). Overpopulation is indeed, the main problem, but to "check out" is NOT the way to "solve" these global crises. Society can begin by choosing voluntarily to have smaller families, that is less, or no children. The choice is theirs. To me, to "solve" this problem begins with a smaller global population, as it improves the quality of life on Earth, and logically, with less people there are less tensions and social, religious, political, ethical and moral conflicts.
However, I can't imagine inhabiting a planet with no people. Such would be a state of exile as if a person was a criminal, and this was his or her punishment sentenced to by the State. If you read my comment posted on Thursday, March 26, 2015 @ 8:11 PM, I indicated there are "... very few individual exceptions," that ARE contributing to enhancing a better human society and preserving and protecting our natural world. This is commendable! However, the news media (e.g. radio, television, magazines, newspapers, the Internet and personal experiences) insist on accentuating the negative and pessimistic that we're inundated with, and its in our minds, eyes, and ears, however, we try to ignore the REALITY of this human world. That's the way it is, the world of humanity, that I hope can be improved one day, and that it would not be an endless fantasy of mind with no reality.
Submitted by John P. Grillo (not verified) : Mar 27, 2015 7:33pm
The most incompetent US President/Commander-in-Chief and Administration in the history of the country. He is an embarrassment and unfortunately has no clue of just how much of a empty suit he is.
Unfortunately, we have a disaster in Congress (both parties) at the same time. Time for the establishment to go. We obviously need term limits.
Submitted by Merrill Millard (not verified) : Mar 26, 2015 8:37pm
Obama , this administration will go down in history as the worst and most destructive ever for this USA. Hands down. Wake Up People when you vote! Do your homework before you vote. We need a leader not a Jester.
Submitted by Joe s. (not verified) : Mar 28, 2015 11:22am
Obama , this administration will go down in history as the worst and most destructive ever for this USA. Hands down. Wake Up People when you vote! Do your homework before you vote. We need a leader not a Jester.
Submitted by Joe s. (not verified) : Mar 28, 2015 11:22am
Too much politics is hurting our country. We are at war. We need to work side by side. Like the old saying "United We Stand, Divided We fall". We spend a huge amount of money on defense. I read that we spend more on national defense than all the other countries combined. We must use more diplomacy and strengthen our relationship with our Allies.We keep alienating. We shook a hornets nest when we went into Iraq. We were to eager to go to war. We attacked a country that had not been involved in 9/11. Iraq was stable. We had air superiority to keep them in line. Iraq was there to keep Iran in line. The stability of the region was much better. Now everything is in chaos. I think our entanglement in all this mess has given Russia confidence that they can invade other countries. All this mess could have been avoided. We could have tracked down Bin Laden and other al qaeda members and send in special forces to take them out. We go in and get out. Occupying a country is very expensive and it creates resistance fighters aka Terrorists. We have made a mess and I don't see it getting better for a long long time.
Submitted by David Pfister (not verified) : Mar 29, 2015 9:51pm
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Underfunded? Do you guys
Underfunded? Do you guys understand that the US spends more than the next 14 nations combined on defense? And the next 14 includes China, Russia, German, France, England and a few more! The US spends $640 billion a year on defense! And why? To have elected officials like Bush and Cheney to use lies and deceit to get the US involved in a trillion dollar war (paid for by borrowed money) with Iraq. Cheney looked everywhere in Iraq and could not find any WMD, 9-11 involvement, no yellow cake, no portable chemical generators, no nuke programs, Curveball was lying, and the mission was not accomplished. It isn't how much you spend on defense, it is spending what is needed on defense. And if that doesn't make sense, tell me how many $180 million F-35 airplanes (10 years plus in development and still not totally operational)or $12 billion aircraft carriers will be needed to neutralize ISIS terrorists armed with AK-47's riding around the middle East in Toyota trucks with heavy machine guns in back? Wake up fellas, the Military/Industrial complex has been BS'ing you with these lies about spending more on defense and you have believed them.
If you're accusing Bush &
If you're accusing Bush & Cheney about lying concerning WMD you're wrong! Our own intelligence plus England, France, (& others) claimed Iraq had them, NOT Bush & Cheney! Iraq had used WMD on Iran & the Kurds previously, plus some were found buried after the war. I'm betting your own elected officials voted for the Iraq war (that was back in the days of The Constitution by the way). Bush didn't blow up the Twin Towers, & Iraq wasn't invaded for oil either.
You are right on, Jim. Left
You are right on, Jim. Left wingers will never understand that Iranians are ACTIVELY pursuing nuclear bombs right now! My answer to the question "What is the greatest threat to global security right now?" it is OBAMA!!!! He doesn't have a clue how to be Commander in Chief. Lets just get down to the real answer. It isn't IF we will get hit again in the US, but WHEN. While we're at it, wasn't that a smart move to release 5 of the highest ranking prisoners for 1 DESERTER? We have a real problem with leadership in this great country, and I pray every day we can reverse the mess the last 6 years have gotten us into!!
Please note that several tons
Please note that several tons of yellow cake were found.
Source for yellow cake is NBC
Source for yellow cake is NBC News.
You echo my thoughts exactly.
You echo my thoughts exactly. The money we're wasting for military armament could be better spent rebuilding our disintegrating infrastructure and creating good paying jobs. All this hate mongering, chest beating and bigotry that's dividing our nation has to stop.
I'm with you Don. Too much
I'm with you Don. Too much politics is hurting our country. We are at war. We need to work side by side. Like the old saying "United We Stand, Divided We fall". We spend a huge amount of money on defense. I read that we spend more on national defense than all the other countries combined. We must use more diplomacy and strengthen our relationship with our Allies.We keep alienating. We shook a hornets nest when we went into Iraq. We were to eager to go to war. We attacked a country that had not been involved in 9/11. Iraq was stable. We had air superiority to keep them in line. Iraq was there to keep Iran in line. The stability of the region was much better. Now everything is in chaos. I think our entanglement in all this mess has given Russia confidence that they can invade other countries. All this mess could have been avoided. We could have tracked down Bin Laden and other al qaeda members and send in special forces to take them out. We go in and get out. Occupying a country is very expensive and it creates resistance fighters aka Terrorists. We have made a mess and I don't see it getting better for a long long time.
Bob Philbrook,
Bob Philbrook,
Link can't be posted here, so please Google:
" Munitions Found in Iraq Meet WMD Criteria, Official Says "
It is a DOD site. This story was briefly reported in the media.
Also Goole WMD's found in Iraq and you will find other stories.
They had WMD's, Hussein (Saddam, not Barak) threatened us, and we responded. I think the war was mishandled, but we had the right to go in. We actually accomplished a lot, until Obie pulled troops out (against military advice) and sent them to Afghanistan, where the only thing they did was arm and train terrorists to kill us. Bush had congressional approval to go into Iraq. Obama isn't aware that we even have a Congress or military advisors, he does what he wants.
You can't compare US military spending with China or Russia. For one thing, you'd have to rely on self-reporting just as you'd have to with nuclear capabilities. For another, their personnel and production cost is a fraction of ours. My job in MI in the mid 70's mostly dealt with the Soviet Threat, primarily their military. China was more our ally than not. Anyone who thinks that either of these countries is not a threat now is a fool. If they ever joined forces, we would be toast. We do not need a leader ticking off the leaders of these countries.
Obama and Putin sealed a deal on nuclear reduction. Putin's snicker said it all. Obama is a joke.
I think part of that budget
I think part of that budget goes to personnel, which is a big piece. We repay our vets with retirement pay as a way to compensate for their sacrifices. Thank you very much!
Bob, I think it is necessary
Bob, I think it is necessary to first define what it is the military is expected to do. As you probably recognize, logistics is the key to winning any war. If you are expected to win only one war at a time, you can utilize all your resources to fight that war. How many possible wars were mentioned in this question? What if they are asking the military to be able to support a war in each of the listed areas of potential conflict? The other issue is how good do you want the war equipment to be? Should it be state of the art to protect our soldiers or should it be modified Toyota pickup trucks? Do we want to overwhelm out enemy and end the war quickly, or just to stabilize as we did in Korea, Iraq and Afghanistan? The military industrial complex is responsible for giving our military what they want. The military gives the President/Congress what they want. Finally, it boils down to how much security do you want. The latest strategy I heard was to fight 3 different wars at the same time. How many do you think we should be able to cover?
I agree with you Bob
I agree with you Bob Philbrook. According to the American Free Press in America's 235 years of existence we have been at war somewhere for 214 of those years. The bankers, bullet makers and politicians (campaign funds & payoffs) have gotten richer while the people get body bags, bandages and the bills. How's that working for you?
The problem is with Obama
The problem is with Obama alienating our allies and kissing the hinnies of our enemies, ignoring the obvious problems while creating new problems or expanding existing problems where there were none or they were not much of an issue. Broadcasting timelines for when we will do things and daring people to cross his redlines with no consequences. We are doing nothing more than showing weakness to the world who no longer respects what we can do because we will not do it.
Barack Obabama is the
Barack Obabama is the greatest threat to global security.
Barack Obama, The Muslim
Barack Obama, The Muslim Brotherhood, and ISIS.
Deranged Americans who want
Deranged Americans who want us to go to war in every country in the world are the greatest threat to security.
@bronxite- we wouldn't have
@bronxite- we wouldn't have to go to war if people who have designs on taking away peoples' freedoms (ISIS, Saddam, Hitler; etc. ) existed. It's the American soldier who fights for your freedom to defend your way of life to speak your dissent. Do you think those individuals in parenthesis would allow your dissending voice to be heard, especially if it were against their government if they were ruling you ?? I don't think so. Think about that.
Amen to that. Barack Hussein
Amen to that. Barack Hussein Obama IS the enemy of ALL Americans, and Hillary Rodamn Clinton is a close second...
Michael says it all. What a
Michael says it all. What a sorry excuse for a president.
Amen. This is what a
Amen. This is what a "community organizer" does best.
all of the above, we must put
all of the above, we must put our military back into the hands of the military men, not a president who has no knowledge war and combat and how to prevent it.
The greatest threat? Those
The greatest threat? Those fools in the White House.
The biggest threat to our
The biggest threat to our security is the fools we keep electing who value party politics over common sense. Start thinking about the people who elected you, and not those who paid for you!
Obama and his minions.
Obama and his minions.
This country's current
This country's current President
My response to this question
My response to this question is similar, if not exactly to, what I've previously alluded to before, and that is, the continuous, increasing global (includes U.S.) human population growth. It's catastrophic, and needs to be addressed and acted upon by the international community and its individual member (human) components! All human and environmental woes on planet Earth are directly attributed to excess human populations world-wide.
Planet Earth cannot successfully sustain indefinitely uncontrolled growth that exacerbates the planet's ability to provide the necessary (essential) ingredients (e.g. food, water, oxygen, and a genial climate) to perpetuate the species (human, most animal, and plant-oxygen producing) life, where alarmingly, humans are "straining and draining" our natural resources (e.g. food, water, land, trees) as more humans are being born. The fact is, that globally, more people are born than are dying! In the United States, only two (2) states have a higher death rate than birth rate! They are Maine and West Virginia.
In the rest of the 48 states births surpass deaths. Moreover, excess human population growth exacerbates governments' and societies' abilities to keep up with their individual citizens' demands for products and services. In other words supply versus demand arguments. The world population presently is in excess of 7,000,000,000 (i.e. 7 billion) people, and the U.S. population exceeds 313,000,000 (i.e. three-hundred thirteen million) people and both populations (global and U.S.) CONTINUE TO GROW OR INCREASE!
It won't be long (if not already), that nations and states will also (besides political, religious, and ideology conflicts) go to war over water, food, land, and tree shortages), especially when the fact is also, that according to the consensus of biological and physical scientists humans are responsible for climate disruption. As the population grows so does industrialization and urbanization causing excess or, over-development.
The consensus of scientists (biological and physical) tell us that "fossil fuels" and/or "greenhouse" gases (e.g. CO2 [i.e. Carbon Dioxide), CH4 [i.e. Methane], N2O [i.e. Nitrous Oxide], and HCFCs [i.e. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons]) are responsible for climate disruption. And what are the consequences of climate disruption? Increased frequencies and some very severe tornadoes, hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons, monsoons, rising sea levels, receding coastlines, melting polar ice-caps in Antarctica, Greenland, and the Arctic, triple-digit temperature heat-waves, droughts, wildfires, avalanches, blizzards (with record-breaking snow accumulations, Boston, MA with 108.1 inches, that is 9 feet 1 inch), mud-slides, floods, flash-floods, more thunderstorms, and sink-holes!
So "What is the greatest threat to global security right now?"
The answer is what biologists, physical anthropologists, and taxonomists call, or classify as "Homo sapiens," that is, modern Man (and Woman)! Humanity, with very few individual exceptions, are destroying our world of humanity and are bringing havoc to planet Earth!
And yet all the GOP leaders
And yet all the GOP leaders want to do is stop all abortions - GOP stands for You can't fix stupid !!!!!!
S.J.,
S.J.,
I agree with you in that most (if not all Republicans,) are opposed to contraception and abortions, but mature responsible adults can, if they choose (i.e. voluntarily) to have smaller families, or not have any children at all, given the grave consequences of continued, increased human population growth in the world that I mentioned in my comment on Thursday, March 26, 2015 8:11 PM. Realistically, humanity as a whole society and its politicians "can't fix" this grave crisis, but many individuals can, including myself, to choose on not bringing more children into an already dangerous and overcrowded world. It's a start in the right direction among some people to have a better quality of life with fewer, rather than more people on the planet. Yet it would be intolerable for me (and I believe some other people), if planet Earth had no, or literally, a few humans inhabiting it.
JP says: "I agree with you in
JP says: "I agree with you in that most (if not all Republicans,) are opposed to contraception and abortions"
Where do you get this crap? And why are you trying to peddle it to people who know better?
Anonymous,
Anonymous,
You need to do your homework, and research more so, apparently you, and many others don't "... know better ...." Open up your eyes and ears to the congressional "heated" verbal conflicts taking place over the issues of contraception as presented by the major radio and television networks (e.g. ABC, FOX, NBC, CBS, NPR), "Planned Parenthood", and the organization of "Popuation Connection" that can be found on a Google search, and Yahoo News on the Internet. This is NOT "crap"! Moreover, I'm not "... trying to peddle it to people ...." I present issues of discussion on my comments, without imposing my beliefs on others. It's up to other people (intellectually and emotionally mature and responsible), to make their own decisions.
Grillo,
Grillo,
It IS crap. You clearly are not a veteran. And you clearly have an agenda. You have taken a discussion about "global security" and interjected your liberal philosophies about abortion, birth control, global warming, etc. This topic was about "global security". Any veteran knows what that means. Your comments about conservatives are ridiculous, have no merit, and are intended to insult. You focused on what a few far right politicos have said and blindly attached that to all conservatives.
There are plenty of forums and discussions for people who are indoctrinated to the liberal mantra. Your comments don't suggest that you have any original thought, but that you are parroting what your party principals have fed you.
Grillo, you said that I needed to "do my homework, and research more so". I was an Intelligence Analyst during VN era and remained in NMIA since. I've more than done my "homework" and "research". Now go away and troll elsewhere. -96B
Anonymous,
Anonymous,
Read the question MORE CAREFULLY for discussion and argument on this issue. The question gives the reader 7 choices to respond in what he or she in THEIR OWN OPINION and EXPERIENCE answers the question best. "What is the greatest threat to global security security right now?" I will debunk or rebut your misconceptions and errors sentence by sentence in yoUr last reply.
First, you said again, "It IS crap." Not so! I don't peddle crap, and I will explain my sources if you will read further on my comment without ignoring my responses later in THIS comment.
Second, you stated "You clearly are not a veteran." WRONG!!! I'm a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps (Regular) and Vietnam War having achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant E-6, and a former tank commander with two honorable discharges.
Third, you stated "And you clearly have an agenda." Wrong again in terms of specificity or a specific "agenda." What I analyze and discuss in terms of my arguments, on the above stated question are INTERCONNECTED ISSUES that have both direct and indirect consequences from an over populated planet of TOO MANY people; that DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, KNOWINGLY or UNKNOWINGLY (the latter with less reprehensibility and responsibility than the former), is causing increased tensions world wide.
IT IS PEOPLE! IT IS HUMANS!, the composite whole of society (that includes terrorists, criminals, warmongers without just cause, law abiding citizens, and others) through ignorance and deliberation that are threatening "global security" and their are few exceptions that aren't threatening! However, there are too many people on the planet voicing their concerns justified or unjustified, globally speaking and acting out, on many diverse issues that they want addressed, prioritizing themselves first, before others and all arguing, simultaneously that they be heard first!
The result? A global mad-house of CONFUSION, CHAOS, POSTURING, THREATS, and INTIMIDATION! Constructively, nothing gets done! I'm a fusion of somewhat liberal AND conservative ideas, depending on what specific issues are addressed and available for constructive and meaningful discussion and NOT RHETORIC! Contraception (for responsible and mature adults whom don't want children or advocate for SMALLER families) helps to reduce "The Population Bomb" that the world is experiencing today, and that Dr. Paul Ehrlich PhD, world renowned biologist of Stanford University at Stanford, California and his wife Anne and other scientists warned of the consequences and threats to humanity of an overpopulated planet that would produce global famines and environmental devastation and does indeed threaten our "security" as nations are willing to go to war over food, water rights, land, territorial boundaries, and trees.
You can find more on the Ehrlich's study in their 1968 remarkably prophetic book for THIS age entitled "The Population Bomb." Moreover, "global warming" DOES threaten our "security" because even the (U.S.) Department of Defense and/or the Pentagon have advised the Administration of dire consequences of "global warming" as reported on NPR (National Public Radio). Recently on Yahoo News even conservative members of Congress acknowledged that "global warming" is happening right now. Less people (I'm not saying no people as I'm NOT by nature, a misanthrope) we logically can infer means less world distress, pressures, conflicts, tensions and tribulations.
This is an ISSUE OF HEIGHTENED AWARENESS and CONSCIOUSNESS, AND WE NEED TO BE AWARE, that is, HUMANITY and/or SOCIETY MUST WORK for the COMMON GOOD, NOT ITS DESTRUCTION! Apparently "Any veteran ..." does not know that "global security" can be threatened in other ways BESIDE war, and terrorism. MY comments are NOT "ridiculous" as they are addressed to the general populace (e.g. liberal, conservative, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, and Independents). You are being presumptuous and judgmental on assuming that my "... comments are intended to insult." My comments are not insulting, and YOU must be able to discern this. If anything when merited, I would call some of my comments constructive criticism! There is always "pro" and "con" people on any extraordinary issues of great importance.
As for my "original thought" I have and do express that capacity. I subscribe to both conservative and liberal agendas, as I vote FOR THE PERSON, AND NOT THE PARTY DEPENDING ON THE ISSUE BEING ADDRESSED AND ACTED ON, SO I DON'T GO "... parroting what ... party principals have fed you [i.e. me]." As for your sentence "Now go away and troll elsewhere.-96B" the feeling and thought is mutual, and you can make your own exit.
P.S. If you wish to know I do have Master of Arts, Bachelor of Arts, and Associate of Arts degrees.
Grillo,
Grillo,
You are certifiable. And full of it. I know BS when I see it. Marines? You do have an agenda, your posts reek of it. Not reproducing is the only intelligent thing you said.
"... certifiable." "And full
"... certifiable." "And full of it." Yes indeed, with the above three academic credentials I mentioned to you in my previous "reply." As for "BS" look elsewhere, you can't see it here, because it does NOT exist! "Marines?" You got that right! But, neglected to omit the question mark in "Marines?" which should be replaced with a period or exclamation point for punctuation marks. No need to be interrogatory, on what I ALREADY TOLD YOU! As for "You do have an agenda, your posts reek of it." Indeed, YOU do have a hearing problem, or great difficulty in some aspects of correct reading comprehension! I have no "posts" in terms of commitment, (let's say free spirit) so they (posts) can't "... reek of it."
Grillo,
Grillo,
You are the only person on this topic who does not know what the OT is about. Any veteran can tell you what "global security" is about. Search "global security" and read about it. You will find nothing about birth control or population.
Your answer to the OT is "Homo sapiens". Not all of them dear, just the terrorist ones.
You said that "most (if not all Republicans) are opposed to contraception and abortions". Then you say "I subscribe to both conservative and liberal agendas". Yeah, right. Any more left and you'll topple over.
You said "I present issues of discussion on my comments, without imposing my beliefs on others." You posted five extremely long posts ranting obsessively about population. You are absolutely preaching from your soap box about your beliefs. They may or may not be valid, but they are not what this topic is about.
Veterans can smell a fake a mile away. You can get some people to believe you are a vet, but a site for and about veterans is probably not the place to do it. The more you thump your chest about all of your degrees, the less I believe anything you say. You contradict yourself repeatedly.
I bet you like Hilary too.
Anonymous,
Anonymous,
Have you ever practiced common sense, logic, and sequence assessment? Apparently NOT! Literally, the LACK of "birth control" and increased "population" has a direct bearing and dangerous influence on "global security"! Listen up fool (and today April 1st, 2015 you're living up to foolery as the ideal role model for its fools)! I don't need to "Search 'global security' and read about it." It's SIMPLE logic, no need for a philosophic, syllogistic argument with a premise and conclusion on THIS ISSUE! More people on the planet creates more crises! It's simple logic and Math. Effective communication is more likely to be impeded, becomes very time-consuming, and makes cooperation amongst peoples more arduous and as result, becomes less agreeable to all societies concerned for a goal of a safer and secure world.
Global security can be endangered by too many people competing for the limited supply of our natural resources in country, and people internationally abroad in non-military, civil disobedience, in addition to terrorists' activities and military conflicts! It's sheer quantity of people, that is, excess population growth and the human characteristic trait of insatiable greed in peoples' minds when "too much is never enough" becomes the standard and protocol for society. It's NO "BS"! Society refuses to admit it and you're a part of it!
Listen fool! You don't know what sincerity is when you see it! I stand by my belief (and thesis) that continued and increasing global and U.S. human population growth is the greatest threat to global security and that climate disruption, is a consequence of abusive and neglectful human activity that is exacerbating this crisis and endangering ALL life on Earth! There is NO ONE THREAT, BUT MANY, and FROM ALL the REASONS I STATED IN MY PREVIOUS COMMENTS ON THIS ISSUE! By the way, I see no danger that I would "... topple over." I'm not "top-heavy"!
As for you, you say you were an "analyst." Your analysis should start within your own mind! Introspection starts with YOURSELF! Your no exception! You can "disagree, without being disagreeable." But apparently you don't have the mental faculties to discern and admit this. Arrogant, haughty, and insolent, you manifest these abusive, negative, human characteristics by your expressed disrespectful language in your comments. There is an old saying, and I'm inclined to agree with it, that "there are none so blind as those whom will not see [honestly and justly]." Moreover, you and others can't "smell a fake" for deception and falsehood, as it is not my intent. I try not NOT to contradict myself repeatedly. Deliberate contradiction is self-defeating and is something I try to avoid. Humans are imperfect, and err, and there is a difference between human mistakes of limitations and weaknesses that are not ill-intended and not intentional (which is excusable) and mistakes with deliberate intentions to falsify, mislead, and confuse (which is not excusable) especially for one's own enhancement of greed, power and influence.
You're foaming at the mouth.
You're foaming at the mouth. Read the OT title. "Global security" has nothing to do with population. You could have two people and have a security issue. If you had ever been in the military you would know what they are talking about. Read the responses. You are all alone. I'll tell you once again, search "global security". You will find NOTHING about population. How dense can you be? You could reduce the population by half and if you don't rid the world of terrorists, you have solved nothing. ISIS does not exist because of overcrowding. Have you ever been to China and seen how crowded it is? Is terrorism there worse than in Afghanistan? You talk about logic, use it.
Listen Anonymous,
Listen Anonymous,
You don't understand the law of averages and probability! "Global security" has EVERYTHING to do with population. The more people reproducing and populating the planet, the greater is the probability in statistics (and reality) of the prevalence of terrorists' organizations (e.g. "ISIS," "Boko Haram," "Hamas," "Islamic Jihad," "al-Qaida," the "Taliban," and "Hezbollah" to name some, among many, that are growing in numbers).
Listen up "Grim Reeker"! Has it ever occurred to you that ISIS promotes rapid population growth to enhance their terrorists agendas? And to spread their vision of a Middle Eastern Calipahate by force where unfortunate women are forced into sex slavery to grow their (ISIS') heinous organization by being "breeding machines," against their will, and where refusal results in violent deaths and body maiming! Apparently the "dense" person, and the source of a reeking (bad or foul smell) is traced to its origins, namely you, the "Anonymous" grim reeker hiding in the murky depths of his anonymity knowing that his offensive odor is repugnant, to transparent colleagues. Indeed, you have a hearing and listening problem.
I distinctly recall telling you I have served honorably in the military. If it's not your hearing that's affected, then it's your memory's ability to recall. I really, sincerely hope you are not suffering from PTSD or TBI that many of our "brothers [and sisters] in Arms" are being treated for, and its my hope and wish for their speedy recovery, and to thank them for their loyal service to our country. I'm in a quandary about you. Yes indeed, we must (I grant you) "... rid the world of terrorists, ...." Since terrorism has its origins with humans, there is a smaller probability of terrorist occurrences with less people, and with less people, therefore, smaller numbers of terrorists, it's much easier to destroy terrorist cells and/or their networks.
The real issue here is the HEARTS and MINDS of people, if their character is bad, heinous, they will commit terrorism (if that is their intent). "ISIS" exists because IT'S part of the "overcrowding" in a world population exceeding seven billion (7,000,000,000) people, and that continues to grow based on the 2010 world census. By the way the false accusations of "... foaming at the mouth," and "ranting," I would suggest, is for you to look elsewhere, and you can begin with yourself, the inherent source of all of these verbal maladies.
So if you think
So if you think overpopulation is the main problem, why don't you help solve it and check out? Have a nice day.
Cora,
Cora,
I hope this is not a duplicate reply that I'm sending to you, if not, I wanted to clarify what you stated as my thinking on "... overpopulation is the main problem," causing on what I believe is increasing global crises (e.g. war, crime, terrorism, and climate disruption). Overpopulation is indeed, the main problem, but to "check out" is NOT the way to "solve" these global crises. Society can begin by choosing voluntarily to have smaller families, that is less, or no children. The choice is theirs. To me, to "solve" this problem begins with a smaller global population, as it improves the quality of life on Earth, and logically, with less people there are less tensions and social, religious, political, ethical and moral conflicts.
However, I can't imagine inhabiting a planet with no people. Such would be a state of exile as if a person was a criminal, and this was his or her punishment sentenced to by the State. If you read my comment posted on Thursday, March 26, 2015 @ 8:11 PM, I indicated there are "... very few individual exceptions," that ARE contributing to enhancing a better human society and preserving and protecting our natural world. This is commendable! However, the news media (e.g. radio, television, magazines, newspapers, the Internet and personal experiences) insist on accentuating the negative and pessimistic that we're inundated with, and its in our minds, eyes, and ears, however, we try to ignore the REALITY of this human world. That's the way it is, the world of humanity, that I hope can be improved one day, and that it would not be an endless fantasy of mind with no reality.
The most incompetent US
The most incompetent US President/Commander-in-Chief and Administration in the history of the country. He is an embarrassment and unfortunately has no clue of just how much of a empty suit he is.
Unfortunately, we have a disaster in Congress (both parties) at the same time. Time for the establishment to go. We obviously need term limits.
What is the greatest threat
What is the greatest threat to global security right now? Obama
OBAMA!
OBAMA!
TED CRUZ
TED CRUZ
Don't forget about the
Don't forget about the revolving door that let's anyone come and go as they please that passes for a southern border crossing
President Obysmal and his
President Obysmal and his court jesters who appear willing to provide comfort to the enemy in the Iran nuclear treaty negotiations.
Both the Tea party and the
Both the Tea party and the Republican party
Congress
Congress
Obama , this administration
Obama , this administration will go down in history as the worst and most destructive ever for this USA. Hands down. Wake Up People when you vote! Do your homework before you vote. We need a leader not a Jester.
Obama , this administration
Obama , this administration will go down in history as the worst and most destructive ever for this USA. Hands down. Wake Up People when you vote! Do your homework before you vote. We need a leader not a Jester.
Too much politics is hurting
Too much politics is hurting our country. We are at war. We need to work side by side. Like the old saying "United We Stand, Divided We fall". We spend a huge amount of money on defense. I read that we spend more on national defense than all the other countries combined. We must use more diplomacy and strengthen our relationship with our Allies.We keep alienating. We shook a hornets nest when we went into Iraq. We were to eager to go to war. We attacked a country that had not been involved in 9/11. Iraq was stable. We had air superiority to keep them in line. Iraq was there to keep Iran in line. The stability of the region was much better. Now everything is in chaos. I think our entanglement in all this mess has given Russia confidence that they can invade other countries. All this mess could have been avoided. We could have tracked down Bin Laden and other al qaeda members and send in special forces to take them out. We go in and get out. Occupying a country is very expensive and it creates resistance fighters aka Terrorists. We have made a mess and I don't see it getting better for a long long time.
David,
David,
You're a couple days early. April Fool Day is April 1st.
Liberal headline: US Spends
Liberal headline: US Spends More on Military
Fact:
Military expenditure: $618.7 billion
Expenditure as pct. of GDP: 3.8% (14th highest)
1-yr. spending change: -7.8% (12th lowest)
Total arms imports: $759 million (8th highest)
Total arms exports: $6.2 billion (2nd highest)
We are *14th* in Gross Defense Spending. It's easy to twist the truth. And it's baffling how so many people buy it.
Wow... I read these comments
Wow... I read these comments and it feels like our present congress!
Climate change caused by
Climate change caused by humans