Or, since we spend more on our military than the next 10 nations combined (which includes several allies) we could easily cut that portion of our tax dollars given to the military (which can't even account for over $7 trillion of them) in half (from 53%) and pay for things like health care, education, and national parks. The oligarchs have the sheeple wetting their fleece with boogie-men stories like "Al Qaeda took down the WTC using box-cutters" so that the cowardly fools don't even question why the world's most powerful military couldn't protect them. You've been snookered, Amerika, but go right on braying about being "the home of the brave" and keep on getting fleeced by the warmongers profiting from your fear. The CIA's black budget will ensure you just keep getting played.
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