Originally posted by Trapps:
CAN YOU NAME THIS COUNTRY?

709,000 REGULAR (ACTIVE DUTY) MILITARY PERSONNEL.

293,000 RESERVE TROOPS.

EIGHT STANDING ARMY DIVISIONS.

20 AIR FORCE AND NAVY AIR WINGS WITH 2,000 COMBAT AIRCRAFT

232 STRATEGIC BOMBERS.

19 STRATEGIC BALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINES WITH 3,114 NUCLEAR
WARHEADS
ON
232 MISSILES.

500 ICBMs WITH 1,950 WARHEADS.

FOUR AIRCRAFT CARRIERS AND 121 SURFACE COMBAT SHIPS AND
SUBMARINES
PLUS
ALL THE SUPPORT BASES, SHIPYARDS, AND LOGISTICAL ASSETS NEEDED TO
SUSTAIN
SUCH A NAVAL FORCE.

IS THIS COUNTRY-

RUSSIA ? NO

CHINA ? NO

GREAT BRITAIN ? NO

FRANCE ? WRONG AGAIN ( What a Laugh!!!!!)

MUST BE USA ? STILL WRONG (SORT OF)IT USE TO BE

THESE ARE THE AMERICAN MILITARY FORCES THAT WERE ELIMINATED DURING THE ADMINISTRATION OF BILL CLINTON AND AL GORE.

AND [their elimination] was 100% SUPPORTED BY JOHN KERRY (THESE ARE ISSUES HE DID VOTE ON)

This is not a new message, but a reminder of why we now have over-deployed our National Guard and Reserve Units.

HE SAID CHECK THE RECORD

Sen. John Kerry, Democrat from Massachusetts says he is the
strongest Presidential Candidate on National Defense ! He said Check the Record..

We Did !

Here is what we learned:
He voted to kill the Bradley Fighting Vehicle
He voted to kill the M-1 Abrams Tank
He voted to kill every Aircraft carrier laid down from 1988
He voted to kill the Aegis anti aircraft system
He voted to kill the F-15 strike eagle
He voted to kill the Block 60 F-16
He voted to kill the P-3 Orion upgrade
He voted to kill the B-1
He voted to kill the B-2
He voted to kill the Patriot anti Missile system
He voted to kill the FA-18
He voted to kill the B-2
He voted to kill the F117
He voted to kill every military appropriation for the development and deployment of every weapons systems since 1988, including a bill for battle armor for our troops.
It is most likely, with Sen. John Kerry as President and Commander in Chief of our Armed Services, that they will cease to function making it impossible for our country to protect itself.
John Kerry voted to kill all anti-terrorism activities of each and every agency of the U.S. Government.
He voted to cut the funding of the FBI by 60%.
He voted to cut the funding for the CIA by 80%.
He voted to cut the funding for the NSA by 80%.

THEN, and this is abhorrent to almost every American Voter be you Democrat, Republican or Independent, he voted to increase OUR funding
for U.N operations by 800% !!

Ask yourself Is THIS the person you want as President of these United States providing for the Common Defense of the Nation and be the Leader of the Free World ?

Voting history can be accessed through Senate voting records. The above is an accurate summary.

Civil debate on! Please keep it civil.



Now while I do believe we need a strong military for DEFENSE purposes only - not liberating third-world nations - I don't really see the problem with getting rid of 3,114 nuclear warheads, and 500 ICBMs with 1,950 warheads. The United States has made 70,000 nuclear weapons, however 50,000 have been disassembled. Currently we have only 17,000 nuclear bombs ready for use. Now, it would take 1000 medium-sized nuclear bombs to whipe out 75 percent of the industrialized world. So with 17,000 we could completely destroy every form of life on earth in a matter of seconds. But hey, we have to do whatever it takes to keep our families safe from terrorists!

I mean, Jesus, how many times to we want to be able to completely destroy the earth. Why don't we use the nuclear bombs we already have, and then we can make more.

And even with these cuts to the military, we completely took down Iraq and Afghanastan in a matter or days. I mean, hell, should we put every penny into military funding so we can bring down a nation during a commercial break?

I also don't like giving money to the UN. That's money that could be better spent on say, domestic issues? I think it's important to have a group to promote peace and strengthen international diplomatic relations, but not to dump billions of dollars into.

1999 Black SVT "If I were an admin I'd ban you without a second thought. " ~Trapps