Obama wants to cut the military but increase Nuclear abilities

[KimberlyD]

We also need to start dumping more money into our educational system as well as creating new jobs. That will help to get us back on a our financial feet again.

 

[edustadar001]

Now this is what I find ironic about America. Wasn't it against nuclear proliferation some decades ago? I see the tides have changed and they're back in the game. Perhaps thanks to ISIS, Russia and those elements creating a ruckus in various parts of the world. Well personally I see no problem with that. If nuclear is the answer to eliminating the existence of terrorists and racial fanatics. My only concern is that you can't control nuclear weapons once they blow up. They'll erase everything in their way. Obama has to think of a better plan where innocent lives won't be sacrificed meaninglessly.

I absolutely agree with you, it is really ironic. This means that the USA only wants to decrease the amount of nuclear weapons if they will still be the undisputed world leader, but if other countries produce weapons the USA are getting immediately in "danger". And the media is telling to us every day again and again that the USA wants only to keep the world safe. The really strange thing is that the most people in the western European countries are believing in that.

 

[KimberlyD]

You have to remember though.... the US is not the only country with this mentality and they are not the only ones with a large arsenal. There are 3 major countries... the US, UK, and Russia. My personal feelings on this is that I like the idea of only the three of us having a large arsenal.... it has already been proven time and time again that many of the other countries having it could be fatal. Can you image (or would you even want to) Africa, China, or God forbid Iraq having an increase in theirs. I don't want to even think on that..... Now as for the US wanting this??? Think on the statement.... OBAMA wants it. Obama is not the US. Obama maybe our President for the time being, but he does not speak for the entire US. If you watch our politics you will notice that a large portion of the US is against Obama and his "desires" unfortunately at the moment, his supporters have more money then those against him AND there are just enough of them on his side to keep him in office. One more year and he is gone. I just hope we have better choices this coming election. Obama has been the lesser of two evils all this time, we need better choices. I wonder if the rest of the US remember that they don't actually have to vote on the choices on the ballot? If they get enough support they can stall the election and put different candidates on the ballot?

 

[Shimus]

They know, but they're too afraid to do anything about it. The military and "Big Brother" is really that - Big. Huge. Vast to fight against with the normal human rights and reasoning, they have firepower and militarized units. They're simply too scared to say anything about it. So they just get spoonfed more problems that don't deal with them and choke them down.

 

[edustadar001]

You have to remember though.... the US is not the only country with this mentality and they are not the only ones with a large arsenal. There are 3 major countries... the US, UK, and Russia. My personal feelings on this is that I like the idea of only the three of us having a large arsenal.... it has already been proven time and time again that many of the other countries having it could be fatal. Can you image (or would you even want to) Africa, China, or God forbid Iraq having an increase in theirs. I don't want to even think on that..... Now as for the US wanting this??? Think on the statement.... OBAMA wants it. Obama is not the US. Obama maybe our President for the time being, but he does not speak for the entire US. If you watch our politics you will notice that a large portion of the US is against Obama and his "desires" unfortunately at the moment, his supporters have more money then those against him AND there are just enough of them on his side to keep him in office. One more year and he is gone. I just hope we have better choices this coming election. Obama has been the lesser of two evils all this time, we need better choices. I wonder if the rest of the US remember that they don't actually have to vote on the choices on the ballot? If they get enough support they can stall the election and put different candidates on the ballot?

Regarding your last sentence about another choice than the two given president candidates, I would say that this will not happen soon. It would be nice and the rest of the world is following the elections every time they occur, but to say the truth nobody believes in such a scenario. Maybe the Americans do not trust “unknown” candidates or they have not enough media an money behind them.

 

[Shimus]

It's true. Money and media is not only a propaganda tool, it's used effectively in each Presidential Election, ever held, ANYWHERE. This is not limited to region; this has been time tested and true. Not many countries bid on a complete unknown let alone America. People are sketched out by the unknown; it IS known.

Now for the OP, I believe if the people were to write as a nation to him to tell him not to keep up, it's probably not even his idea to do this to begin with - the race. That would be conceited to the think THE PRESIDENT has say in it. Lol. He's more a figurehead, I bet the joint-chiefs-of-staff are pushing it on him, breathing down his neck. He didn't seem openly receptive to it. Some behind doors was accomplished there, don't tell me there wasn't. I won't believe ya!

 

[Benoit W]

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[remnant]

The fact that Obama wants to but back on conventional military capabilities is a bit of a dichotomy because on one hand, America's national defence is no longer dependent on conventional threats at its doorstep. But these capabilities are needed elsewhere to project its military might. On the other hand, the threat of nuclear war is more in people's collective psychology compared to the present and real danger posed by homegrown radical jihadists.

 

[explorerx7]

Nothing wrong with this move. Why should The enemy engage in a prolonged combat when its's much easier to just nuke and be done with it, remember it was the nuking of Japan that brought about their surrender during World War 11. One must realise that the war engagement landscape has changed. Many US citizens believe that to just send in the hum vs with all the gadgets makes them invincible. I was watching a clip on US combat mission in Iraq where a there was a strike on a hum v and the vehicle was cut in half and some of the crew killed. The strike seemed to come one of those planted devices set by the insurgents. Wars are not mainly fought by conventional means anymore like as in past, wars are now being fought by means of dirty tactics.

 

[vash]

In this age, nuclear weapons are for deterring the enemies from even making a move. So it is actually for defense purpose, and it is really good at it. While conventional weapons are for attacking. So I guess the move is to change the military to a more defensive type, or at least have no plan to do any conventional warfare any time soon. Then again, increase nuclear ability might just to make sure there is enough credible counter attack capability (or first strike for that matter) in case of a nuclear war.