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by treeman79 1342 days ago
If the US drastically cut its military budget the world will go to war fast. China will take anything it wants.

Our huge over bloated military keeps a lot of countries in check.

WW1 we went home and ignored the world. 20 years everyone was back at it. We didn’t leave after WW2. Longest period of peace in history.

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No, it's been a period of near-constant American-led war.