Re: Fires of revolution sweep the Aran World
BigRob; GenSeneca; et al,
I would like to explore this point.
(COMMENT)
While I can see some hitory, in which the US has used its military hegemony to improve its economic might and protect foreign investiments, it has proven (in my opinion) to also be a double-edged sword.
But I also see that the exercise of larger scale military operations, can drain an economy as well as help it. While we build in Iraq ($700B) and Afghanistan ($300B+), we have allowed our domestic in infrastructure to crumble. Now, in order to maitain the military effort, with no return on investment (ROI) expected, our economy will not be able to sustain a military force structure it had in the beginning (a decade ago).
2009 Grades
- Aviation D
- Bridges C
- Dams D
- Drinking Water D-
- Energy D+
- Hazardous Waste D
- Inland Waterways D-
- Levees D-
- Public Parks & Recreation C-
- Rail C-
- Roads D-
- School D
- Solid Waste C+
- Transit D
- Wastewater D-
Sources (Multiple):
Additionally, our military force (conventional) is completely compromised. Everyone has now seen what our weapons our actually capable of, what our depletion rate is, our logistics planning profile, and military decision making processes; in essence, our total C4ISR and how we conduct operations. There are no surprises.
There is very little funding left to continue the struggles we've engaged in now, without going further into debt, and there is no funding left to replenish our combat losses (exhaustion) and rebuild our ignored infrastucture.
(QUESTION)
Having said that, I would be interested hearing how the military can help us now, in a grave time of economic need?
Most Respectfully,
R
