“Do we know what practices would be effective in resisting aliens? Wouldn't the public have to be convinced, in all countries, that there is such a threat? When have the major nations on this planet shown they can agree on any military course of action? Earthlings are already spending a trillion dollars a year on things military. Where would the money come from? Krugman seems to be suggesting more lies are what is needed. How about everybody cutting their military budgets in half and feeding people instead?” PeopleKnowsYearsCountrySeemsWould BeActionLyingCoursesNationsHalfPracticeCuttingMilitaryPlanetsNeededMajorsAgreeDollarsThreatSpendingConvincedAliensBudgetsFeedingResistingSuggestingMilitary Budget Author:Stanton T. Friedman
“In the old days it would have been a relatively simple matter to have checked Hitler's territorial ambitions. All you'd have needed would have been the 1914 combination of Britain, France and Russia. Indeed, if such an alliance had acted decisively to defend Czechoslovakia in 1938, Hitler might even have been overthrown by his own military. But it was not to be.” IfsHas BeensMatterMightSimpleHistoryMilitaryNeededAmbitionRussiaFranceCombinationBritainAlliancesOld DaysTerritorialCzechoslovakia Author:Niall Ferguson
“The events in Prague, together with the Berlin blockade, convinced the European recipients of American economic assistance that they needed military protection as well: that led them to request the creation of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which committed the United States for the first time ever to the peacetime defense of Western Europe.” FirstsWellsStatesTogetherUnitedUnited StatesEconomicMilitaryEventsCreationNeededFirst TimeEuropeOrganizationWesternCommittedProtectionDefenseConvincedAssistanceRequestBerlinTreatiesWestern EuropePragueBlockades Author:John Lewis
“Remember, it is the president's constitutional duty to provide a strong national defense. Don't insert politics into national security. Listen to your ground commanders. They know better than anyone what our military's needs are. Have somebody strong at home who can provide you with needed support 'off the battle field.'” KnowsNeedsHomeRememberStrongPresidentSupportSecurityMilitaryFieldsDutyNeededBattleDefenseNational SecurityCommandersInsertNational Defense Author:Ryan Zinke
“I do believe that the very tense relationship between the United States and Iran presents a challenge to the United States. But to discuss Iran as that type of a threat I find somewhat unconvincing, mindful of the fact that Iran actually doesn't have those military capabilities that would be needed to refer to it as that type of threat.” BelieveStatesFactsWould BeChallengesUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryTypeNeededThreatIranCapabilityTense Author:Trita Parsi
“One of the reasons why this country undertook military action in Iraq was that there are quite a few problems here, and perhaps attention needed to be deflected from those problems. It sometimes seems that the U.S. economy works successfully only if it gets a stimulus from the defense industry. So perhaps in addition to showing the power and the might of the United States internationally, another reason was to help the defense industry and to help the U.S. economy recover.” IfsCountrySometimesStatesReasonHelpingProblemSeemsMightActionUnitedAttentionUnited StatesEconomyMilitaryIndustryNeededIraqDefenseReason WhyStimulusMilitary Action Author:Mikhail Gorbachev
“It is well known that Russia has many interesting and promising developments in the military-technical sphere. We are ready to deliver the needed equipment and ready for joint cooperation in arms production with Brazilian specialists. This is an area that is very closely linked to high technology in general. In this respect, we hope to develop closer cooperation between the scientific communities in our two countries.” WellsTwoCountryCommunityInterestingKnownTechnologyMilitaryReadyArmsDevelopmentNeededAreasProductionsRussiaCooperationSpheresEquipmentWell KnownLinkedJointsSpecialistsTwo CountriesHigh Technology Author:Vladimir Putin
“I don't know if I ever mentioned back in 2002 we fought our way into a governor's debate in Massachusetts where, you know, this was televised and I articulated our usual agenda: cut the military, put the dollars into true security here at home, provide healthcare as a human right, raise wages which needed to be living wages, green our energy system, equal marriage? - we were the only ones talking about it back in 2002.” IfsKnowsWayHumansHomeEnergyTalkingCuttingSecurityMilitaryNeededEqualRaisesGreenDollarsDebateAgendasUsualHealthcareGovernorsWagesMassachusettsLiving Wage Author:Jill Stein
“I've been giving free money seminars for the troops at Walter Reed Hospital and one of the Iraqi War Vets realized that the military wouldn't pay for the dental work he needed.” GivingWarPayMilitaryNeededHospitalsTroopsHospitalityReedsVetsDentalSeminarsDental WorkFree Money Author:Matthew Lesko