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The Spectacle Blog
The U.S. has created a defense dole in Europe, allowing the Europeans to spend their money on lavish social welfare benefits rather than military forces. Explains the Greek ambassador to the U.S. to the Washington Times:
NATO members' reluctance to assume a larger role in Afghanistan is partly the legacy of U.S. military protection, which allowed Europeans to stress social programs over defense for decades, the Greek ambassador to the United States said.
"For 40 years, you have a system [of] not bothering about military, security and stability expenses," Vassilis Kaskarelis told editors and reporters of The Washington Times. "Because these issues were handled by the United States after World War II ... everybody was happy."
Everybody is no longer happy. It's time to adopt some international welfare reform and get the cheats off of the backs of American taxpayers.
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Pete| 11.11.09 @ 11:08AM
And then no one will be focusing on security. That isn't a good option either. I'd rather pay for international security than more "stimulus" for Osama's buddies or new F-150s for my neighbors.
S.L. Toddard| 11.11.09 @ 11:37AM
It is inconsistent to preen and pose as though one opposes economic redistribution, and then demand that the U.S. government confiscate money earned by Americans and give it to nations who fail to earn it themselves.
End personal, corporate and foreign-state welfare.
ncatty| 11.11.09 @ 1:27PM
After 50 years of having US military bases in Europe, I modestly propose that it is time for the Europeans to have military bases in the US.
Miata| 11.11.09 @ 5:06PM
That is why the Europeans and Canada have been able to play with socialism: we underwrite their defense. The US can not afford the folly of experimenting with socialism, though that seems to be the direction we're headed.
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