If anything, we've been letting the killing parts languish dangerously for decades - to the point where we may not be able to defend our allies in a serious conflict.
replyAs proven so well during this whole debacle in the Hormuz strait.
replyHard to see that as an indictment of military capability when it is so overwhelmingly a reflection of political incompetence.
replyHmmm, the US is not able to control the Hormuz strait. Iran decides who goes through it. Yesterday Iran shot at a vessel [0]. We can argue the semantics of “control” but I think this whole debacle showed the limits of US military power.
reply[0] https://www.npr.org/2026/06/26/nx-s1-5871963/un-agency-pause...
Good thing you don't have that many allies left, so it should make the job easier.
replyNo it would obviously lose its purpose then.
replyYou could have a jobs program that builds infrastructure instead.
replyThat's where we got a whole lot of dams in the American West!
replyLast that I checked, you guys could use some more trains.
replyWe have way more rail than the rest of the world. More than China, Russia, and the EU. We have almost 20% of the world’s total rail. But we prioritize freight instead of passenger service.
replyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_rail_tran...