Comments by "King Ace" (@kingace6186) on "Why the US Military Costs so Much" video.

  1.  @Zach476  True but Shannon Airport is an international airport that Ireland controls. So not a military base at all.
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  2. F-35 is the most hated fighter in service but it never fails to best reasonable expectations. The hate is not justified.
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  3. Plus, economies of scale matter. The F-35 has already started to gotten substantially cheaper than when it was first being rolled out.
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  4. From time to time, I go back to watch Eisenhower's Farewell Address on the dangers of the Military-Industrial Complex. After 60+ years, it's still so very relevant.
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  5. Pax-Americana is no joke. We have been living in the most stable time period ever. That reality has affected our perception of the world.
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  6. Not relatively. The F-35 is most capable fighter in the world. It is a definite success that get way too much unwarranted hate.
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  7. Yeah. As an American, I wouldn't wanna be one their bad side😨😥
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  8. That's why I always say the F-35 is biggest bang for your buck while staying economically practical.
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  9. Canada is our top hat so our military is their military.
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  10. Yeah. Nothing would justify this level of military expenditure during peacetime, if not for the fact that the US is mindbogglingly wealthy now.
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  11. I agreed with almost everything in this video. But I disagree with the accusation that the US has become less innovative and technologically-revolutionary. I concede that the Pentagon's research funding and healthy competition in the defense sector has cratered. However, that does not mean the 21st century hasn't been full of groundbreaking American advancements. US leads in: AI warfare, hypersonic-glide weapons, high-hypersonic flight, six-generational capabilities, cutting-edge stealth, the M.O.A.B., military-grade lasers, submarine warfare, spatial warfare, mastery of combined arms warfare on every possible level, and smart weapon hegemony. Technologically speaking, the US Armed Forces have never closer to Hyperpower status.
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  12. Sure. Though that puts Ireland's military neutrality in a precarious position. But the UK won't be able to protect the submarine capables going to Ireland that Russia has already started to sabotage.
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  13. Therefore, American voters that live in places that have an economy dependent on the defense industries will only vote for politicians that help protect those jobs. So what you want about the politicians and companies that benefit from the MIC, but everyday Americans also need those jobs to survive. There is a huge human impact that must be considered.
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