Military budget of the United States

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    I was sitting in my bunk looking at my girlfriends Polaroid that she had sent me a few months ago. As I was looking Chuck asked me, “how is she doing?” Frankly I didn’t know I hadn’t talked to her in years this is something that she sent to my parents after she left me because she was getting lonely while I was away at war. “Yeah, she’s...good,” I replied uncertainly. “Well that is good,” he replied. While I was looking at her picture I hear gun fire. Then *BOOM* a torpedo hits the port side of…

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    America dumbfounded. Transgender individuals are set to be banned from enlisting in the military. Although it is true that transgender individuals are generally more high maintenance than others, the United States Military is more than capable of supporting the transgender minority. Excluding a perfectly qualified candidate who wishes to enlist in the military is a step backwards. Everybody eligible to join the military should have the right to do so. Why shouldn’t transgender people be…

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    The United States military is known throughout the world. The problem here at home is the amount of money that the military is spending annually. The only way that congress wants to fix this is to dramatically decrease the size of the military, and reduce the overall troop counts. The United States’ military budget cuts are necessary if the number of soldiers is not decreased. The U.S. spends the most money on its military, and the overall size of our military is enormous. The United States…

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    1. What is the military Industrial Complex? The Military Industrial Complex term emerged officially during president Dwight D. Eisenhower farewell address when he referred to the relationship among the armament industry, the US army and the US Congress. These political and monetary relationship have evolved through the years and some Analysts believe that the Military Industrial terminology started when the government needed the private industry’s help to build steam ships during the civil…

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    Therefore, the United States government must move towards a consensus to provide a solution in dealing with undocumented illegal immigrants.…

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    In the summer of 2012, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney were nominated for the United States presidential election of 2012. Mitt Romney, an American politician and business, who also is part of the Republican Party, accepted his nomination for the United States presidential election of 2012. As for Barack Obama, part of the Democratic Party and first American president, accepted his nomination for the United States presidential election of 2012 for his second term. Both Romney and Obama mention…

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    been minimal. At this point, military spending has become so ingrained into the annual budget, that questioning military spending is not commonplace in mainstream economic discourse. The U.S. treasury divides all federal…

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    How does the military use the technology they have today? I'm going to tell you about how military technology has Advanced since World War I. Also, how other country’s military technology compares to America's military technology, and how much do we really spend on the technology for the military in the United States? In World War I they had basic material for the militaries to go to war, but over the years it has been slowly advancing. In World War I they had a new upgraded artillery, which…

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    an average of around 19 percent of total budget or 3 percent of total GDP every year since early 90s on military. The budget is extremely high for the US compared to it counterparts. Every year the military budget of the country accounts for approximately 40% of global arms spending, that is higher than the nine other biggest military budgets in the world combined. But is the spending on defence worth to the country? What will the US gain from high military spending? What good does it do to the…

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    The U.S. military has been making advancements since 1786 until present day. They make advancements not just to weapons, but also to vehicles, armor, uniforms, legality, and present day drones. In order to make these advancements, the military needs money, and due to recent budget cuts it has been harder to do so. The U.S. Military makes these advancements to keep the country and its citizens safe. The U.S. has been making advancements and adapting since 1786 until present day. One of the first…

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