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maybe stop invading and doing genocides.
It's almost like people join the country to defend it, not to go to war... They should have a department for that!
defend from what?
Obviously from all those plucky little 3rd world countries we democratized in previous wars, silly! In other words, we're just defending ourselves from the consequences of our actions; totally normal and rational and okay to call it defense.
In case I'm not clear: the US has been the hotdog costume guy for a long time, but we don't drive a car into the shops we're robbing, we bring tanks.
Theoretical defense, war is an institution and if not maintained you may be caught wrong footed when it comes a knocking. How many empires, kingdoms, or city states have been utterly annihilated because they forgot how to truly conduct warfare.
How many empires, kingdoms, or city states had satellites watching every movement around the globe?
How many had mass surveillance of digital infrastructure around the globe?
How many had an ocean either side of them and 2 (until recently) friendly countries north and south?
How many had military bases in multiple other countries' territory?
How many had a military expenditure so vast it dwarfs all other global military spending combined?
I understand your point, but when it comes to the American military, they've gone far beyond what could ever be justified as defence readiness.
Maybe but that is also a relatively recent development, as recently as 40 years ago there was a near peer that could be a potential threat. While that turned out to be a generous over estimation one does not under estimate their goes, also the US does have quite a few allies that do or could need assistance against far larger threats, though how long that'll last is anyone's guess.
Fact of the matter is the circumstances for which the argument could be made that the US military should be dissolved is relatively new, while the argument about war policy is as old as the US itself. Though personally I don't think either will matter much longer, the reactionaries and corporations are doing a stand-up job ensuring every empire killing problem is hit simultaneously.
To defend rich people's interests. In a capitalist country that is usually fossil fuels and ocean shipping lanes.
Need to be able to ship in oil from the middle east and everything else from China.
Poor people have to worry about cops. Rich people have worry about their revenue streams. The military and cops protect those "interests".
Remember kids, politicians use the military when those politicians failed at their job but refuse to step down. The military is a weapon not a tool.
and currently with venuzuela where they have the largest oil deposits.
What does Ukraine have? What does Palestine have?
They both have new fossil fuel reserves discovered before the wars started.
also the private sector has better pay, and less BS to deal with.