Robert Gates asks for warchest despite billions blown in error

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Uploaded by on May 27, 2011

America knows it's got a big debt hole to fill - and when looking at the books, the world's biggest defence budget looks ripe to plunder. But Defence Secretary Robert Gates, who's due to leave the Pentagon next month, warns that cuts would limit U.S. military role in the world.

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  • MY COUNTRY HAS BECOME A MONSTER....THE GREATEST Thieve in the world.

    Makes my blood chill....and Feel so ashame to be An American.

    I love this cpountry....I just hate from the Bottom of my heart what it has become !

    Go help America.

  • Want to bring the troops home? Vote for Ron Paul

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  • It's suicidal to run a country like this!

  • @nelson3300 And this number does not include the expenses on the wars, and it would be trillions of dollars.

  • awesome topic

  • how is this russia's business again?

  • @jnthnbush That's utter nonsense. The navy is our greatest military power. They can stop anyone trying to invade by sea before they ever get close to our shores.

  • @brewerbrian420 The Navy costs to much, we should cut down to like one aircraft carrier.

  • @jnthnbush Really all we would need is a bigger Navy. Our greatest defense mechanism are the worlds oceans.

  • $ 690,000,000,000 / year.

  • We should be spending 690 MILLION on our military.

  • It is NOT the secretary of Defense that is at fault, it is the SYSTEM that is flawed. As long as we live in fear and finds the need of military structure, this will continue unabated as it is.

    War is either declared by one leader or a committee, if we were to subject it to popular vote, it will NOT ever happen. Just send teams of people to negotiate and bash-each-other by hand, keep sending teams until an agreement is reached !. Thats how to prevent war. The system feeds on your fears!.

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