“Lastly, there is bankruptcy, as the United States pours its economic resources into ever more grandiose military projects and shortchanges the education, health, and safety of its citizens.” StatesAmericaUnitedUnited StatesEconomicMilitaryCitizensProjectsResourcesSafetyBankruptcyGrandioseHealth And SafetyEconomic Resources Author:Chalmers Johnson
“Those in power are blind devotees to private enterprise. They accept that degree of socialism implicit in the vast subsidies to the military-industrial-complex, but not that type of socialism which maintains public projects for the disemployed and the unemployed alike.” AcceptingMilitaryTypeDegreesProjectsBlindComplexesSocialismEnterpriseUnemployedImplicitSubsidiesDevoteeMilitary Industrial ComplexPrivate Enterprise Author:William O. Douglas
“ISIS has a caliphate the size of Indiana! Also, US military has been totally gutted. Can't even project power anymore.” Has BeensMilitaryProjectsSizeIsisIndianaUs Military Author:Jeb Bush
“So, first, I wanted to be a part of the project because I thought it was an important story to tell. On top of that, it's rare to find roles for strong, young, feisty women, especially in a military film. And I love that Suarez ends up being the moral compass of the story, and that she's also brave enough to stand up to all these men.” MenFirstsImportantEndsEnoughStoriesWantedFilmYoungStrongMoralRolesMilitaryProjectsBraveCompassMoral CompassFeistySuarez Author:Zoe Kravitz
“We've allowed our military to decay, and we project weakness on the international stage.” StageMilitaryProjectsWeaknessInternationalDecay Author:Rick Scott
“In 2009, US President [Barack] Obama said that the missile defense only serves as protection from Iranian nuclear missiles. But now there is an international treaty with Iran that bans Tehran from developing a potential military nuclear project.” SaidPresidentMilitaryProjectsInternationalProtectionDefenseNuclearBarackDevelopingIranMissilesBansTreatiesIranianPresident Barack ObamaUs PresidentTehranNuclear MissilesMissile Defense Author:Vladimir Putin
“According to the National Priorities Project, military expenditures are 54% of the budget. The next biggest line item is 7%. And there are a whole bunch of 7 percents. So in short, we have a military budget surrounded by a lot of footnotes. This is not serving us well.” WellsWholeNextLinesMilitaryProjectsPercentPrioritiesBunchBudgetsServingItemsExpendituresFootnotesMilitary Budget Author:Jill Stein
“We have the smallest navy since 1916, we have the lowest number of troops since the end of the Second World War. We've got to work with the congress and Donald Trump will, to rebuild our military and project American strength in the world.” WorldWarEndsNumbersMilitaryTrumpProjectsCongressWar Of The WorldsTroopsSmallestLowestNavySecond World WarAmerican Strength Author:Mike Pence
“We've got to make sure that our economy is strong at home so that we can project military power overseas.” HomeStrongEconomyMilitaryProjectsMilitary Power Author:Barack Obama