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What I don't get is how Americans don't want free healthcare 'cause it cost too much, but they don't seem to mind the cost of B-52's, ICMB's, atom and hydrogen bombs, SDI/"Star Wars" which cost shitloads of money and will hopefully never be used anyway. The Cold War is over.



I agree with all of that.
What I find even more strange, however, is how almost all of Europe benefits from said projects via NATO alliances dating back to the Fifties. England made the conscious decision to spend down as the number one hegemon, and Europe followed suit. The fact that the US has stationed large amounts of troops and technology in places like Italy and Germany have allowed other countries to worry less about their sovereignty and more about social issues.



Interesting. Maybe USA had an interest in keeping Western Europe in need. Anyway, having Western Europe invaded by the Soviet Union is a dreadful thought.

However, European countries have to my knowledge never asked Reagan to invest in B1-bombers (a project stopped by Carter), a battle ship (!) and the unrealistic SDI/'Star Wars'. Nor do have Europe asked Clinton and Bush Jr to continue to invest in modest versions of SDI.

But I'm talking about yesterday's news. It's a good time to get rid of the 27 000 warheads prepared to snuff the world.

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