Readers Write: Military Too Small?

By Stan Levin

Regarding the proposed expansion of the military–

Good thinking!

By all means we must ramp it up, for the following rational reasons, in no particular order:

The weapons manufacturers are in dire need of further enrichment,

and Congress needs the various kinds of kickbacks available in order to avoid being poverty-stricken;

We have yet to complete the number of countries that must be invaded and/or host our military bases;

We have not sufficiently funded the military budget considering that we are only on the hook for 51% of annual expenditures,

and plenty is left over if only we divest of pesky social programs;

We have not yet killed enough innocents and disrupted enough societies and cultures around the planet to satisfy our lust for domination;

We have not lost enough, or damaged enough of our servicemen and women who continue to sacrifice for the wrong reasons;

There are, of course, many other reasons, but I believe most sensible Americans get the point.

Stan Levin is a Korean War veteran and active member of San Diego chapter Veterans for Peace, Hugh Thompson Memorial Chapter #91.

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