Ab idea for a future video. You should check out the “French Foreign Legion”. It’s like no other fighting group in the world. They get sent places that normal/base military units wouldn’t do.
@@KarlosAtos it’s 50 states. And exactly stfu and stay in your place. You are the little boys who we had to come over and spank. Never again will Germany be a world power. You barely have people who want to visit the country. No real way of overall income. And can end ur entire nation w 1 piece of metal
Was proud to have served 7 years in the US Marines and I think what separates us even beyond the funding is the culture in the US. We value freedom for ourselves and others over everything else and although we aren’t perfect by any stretch I do believe the majority of US citizens are united in that mission.
That is true mate! Awesome and even though I am not from the US, as someone who is a supporter of the British military, I just want to say thank you for your service. You guys are real heroes
The technology is VERY impressive, but, what videos like this overlook is, the people. It's our people, their consumate professionalism, and, the training they receive, which is second to none, that gives us an edge.
As a retired Army soldier. The best Defense is an overwhelming Offensive capability. As a soldier I hope it never has to be used. My Oath will never expire!!!
I completely agree. The US has a monopoly on military power. This deters a majority of bad actors who don't see a military strike as a feasible path forward.
Are you insane. If the US hadn’t invaded 83 United Nations and all the rest of the world but 3 ( Andorra , Bhutan and Liechtenstein) the world might be peaceful. The entire reason we have a war in Ukraine is because of the US. Also they are currently trying to start a war between Moldova and Romania , Serbia and Kosovo , Poland and Belarus. They never stop killing innocent ppl in other countries to gain power. The worst human crimes country of all time. But thankfully Russia has come along and shown the world what the US along with the EU and NATO are.... terrorists. The unipolar world is now over.
Agreed. And I'm not saying that as flag waver. Without the US this world would be f****d. As much as i knkw some will hate me saying this, the US is sort of a world police. Someone has to do it and we have the tech and funds to do it. It has nothing to do with being an ugly American, bragging, things like that. Its the truth. Our military budget is massive. Yet most of us taxpayers accept it for good reason. Somebody has to stand up to evil. We can.
I'm from the US and I personally believe our military spending is a necessity because China has a stated plan to be the superpower on the planet by 2055. They also are trying to supplant the dollar with the yuan as the world's fiat currency at the same time. They probably will have a hard time doing that because they manipulate their currency. We are not the world's "bully" like some think. We try to prevent other nations with goals to change the world's balance of power. I personally believe we have to spend on our military and I also wish we didn't have to do so.
China already claims to be at war with us. Read the English language edition of the Global Times. It’s the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party. They are very clear about their goals and what they think of the US. They believe they’re the center of the universe, the rightful rulers of the planet, and they even go so far to claim ownership of the sun, the planets and the stars themselves. And the only thing in their way is their enemy, the United States.
I strongly disagree with you but understand your point. I think we could split our military spending in half and still effortlessly be the biggest "superpower" in the world, which i also dont have a problem with other countries being as powerful as us. Nobody will ever invade us because it's almost impossible, and a ton of our military efforts and spending just go to proxy wars and destabilizing small countries governments. If we were doing objectively good things with the funding then i wouldnt mind, but we've used that money to go towards some horrible things that has caused irreversible damage to other countries. Of course having the biggest military in the world has perks, but when it comes at the expense of citizens well-being i think that money could go to better things. (No hate or anything, not trying to argue. Just giving my opinion on it)
Important to remember that US military expenditures protect much of Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific. If we only had pay our own defense, healthcare wouldn’t even be a topic in the media.
That is a great point mate. Honestly, as someone from the UK, I really appreciate the US military and it's worldwide role. The world would be a terrible place no doubt if it wasn't for the USA
@@yvtvdehvyvyde was thinking the same thing😂 i wish some of the terrible stuff the US has done internationally was more well known. Obviously they do actually have positive impacts in some places, but usually not
As a Retired Military member I am extremely worried about how WEAK our Military is becoming because of WOKENESS! The Marines are going to stop using Sir or Ma'am because it could be insensitive or triggering. The U S Military isn't meeting its Recruitment goals because they have become SOY SOFT. The Military is NOT about Individuals it's about TEAMWORK
That’s what will collapse us. This stuff at its core is just Marxism repackaged. No one wants to talk about where it’s coming from and everyone is afraid to do something to deal with it. The reaction to PC/wokeness is going to be ugly as well.
Fun fact: each carrier strike group has at least 1 nuclear submarine, an Ohio class nuclear submarine can carry 20 Trident 2 nuclear missiles, which each have about 4-5 nuclear warheads that each can target a different city. Each warhead is at least 20x more power than the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. People don't understand that carrier strike groups are very powerful. It would be difficult to take them out even with nuclear weapons
the Ohio Class Ballistic missile subs do not normally travel with Carrier strike groups .... only the Fast attack subs... The ohio class Subs typically are out on there own their locations are highly classified state secrets
Our military spending is absolutely necessary. If we only protected ourselves, that expenditure would not be necessary, but we also protect much of Europe, Asia and others.....with their help of course.
@@jdwilmoth who said they WERE paying their fair share? We're getting "something" for it... but NOTHING is worth the lives of American young men and women.
@@ruthiewohlforth5464 I didn't say they were paying their fair share none of these mooching ask countries around the world pays their fair share these they think the United States is the world's welfare department the only ones that are benefiting from this other politicians you know it's all about the kickbacks I care as much for these other countries as they do me I don't give a damn about them
A lot of the criticism towards the US defense budget stems from wasteful spending and improper and neglectful accounting. The actual weaponry and quality of life for service members is legit though and should be the main focus
As far as the US budget goes, our healthcare situation is semi divorced from our military expenditure. Insurance companies lobby to keep it illegal to sell insurance across state lines which means they are all semi monopolies.
@@mertsalih yeah the whole system is pretty messed up. I'm not sure which part makes me more mad, the fact that insurance companies can legally bribe politicians to not allow affordable healthcare, or the fact that every politician is corrupt and takes those bribes and does what they say. The day the US gets rid of lobbying is the day we can actually start to rid some of the corruption (at least legal corruption, obvi they'll still do shady stuff)
As an American, I'm happy with what we spend on our military. It's peace through strength. A lot of people don't realize it, but America offers free healthcare to low income families. We also have programs where they even get free groceries. There are sooooo many government programs for low income people. We're not a heartless country.
Great reaction! I've said this many times, but the one thing, and perhaps the most important, this video leaves out is America's allies; the UK is definitely America's closest, with Australia, Canada, and New Zealand being right there as well. Of course there's the NATO countries as well as South Korea and Japan. Together we are virtually undefeatable! 🇺🇸💙🇬🇧 🇺🇦🕊️
@@trevor3013 Japan, as well as South Korea, is an indespensible ally to the Western alliance, and should be considered for a fast-track entry into the "Five Eyes" alliance. Unfortunately, Japan still has a few hurdles to overcome before such an entry would seriously be considered, but from my understanding, they are well on their way to becoming a member of this elite intelligence sharing organization. There is no doubt, the more the West can include Japan in all of its military, intelligence, and trade agreements, the stronger both the West and Japan will become. I cannot wait to see the day this happens! 🇺🇸💙🇯🇵
@@mertsalih if you really look at the "alliances" of countries not associated with the West, they are really just agreements worth less than the paper on which they're written. They're no more than "alliances" of convenience and if/when all hell breaks loose, it would be each country for itself. Look at China & Russia for example. Around the beginning of 2022 before the Olympics, Moscow and Beijing declared a "partnership without limits!" Once Russia invaded Ukraine and Beijing & Russia saw how the West (including our friends in the Pacific) stood together as one, their declared partnership was all but forgotten about and rarely ever mentioned.
US Army Veteran and yes I believe that our Military spending is not only required but does a lot more than just make us the only super power on the Earth, but also acts as a deterrent against the worlds enemy states, Iran, North Korea, Russia, China, among a few, we may not be the worlds police but we are the worlds defender against tyranny and oppression. It is the American Spirit and our firm belief that we would rather Die on our feet than live on our knees that makes us the formidable force we are.
in the 90's i was on the interstate in North Dakota right at daybreak and just over a rise on the north side a stealth bomber was just taking off and gaining altitude. i'm from small town Canada where we see nothing but the occasional Cessna and there are no road signs that tell you about massive futuristic aircraft being near by. i had to pull over, not for a pic but because it shocked and amazed me. you might see photos on tv but to see one up close and personal was amazing.
I will say that the US military budget could cut 100-160 billion dollars by slashing a section of the R&D portion that's used for "arming and equipping us allied forces". If our allies spent their own money properly on their defense, we could triple every service member's pay and still have 100 billion dollars spare to use on procurement of new jets, tanks, vehicles, guns, etc.
As an American, I’d rather spend my money on the military then have universal health care. There is a saying here “You’re going to learn why we don’t have universal health care.” 😅
We do have universal healthcare. Anyone who cannot afford to pay for private insurance has Medicaid available to them. And anyone over 65 has Medicare available them. And anyone who can afford but struggles to pay has subsidized insurance through the Affordable Care Act. There is no reason to not have health insurance in the US.
@@lookoutforchris i believe he means good healthcare. Around 70% of people in the US will still be financially destroyed if something serious happens to them. I have pretty good health care and have still had to pay ~20k in health bills just this year because of one accident. The government can afford to give everyone better health care, they just won't because they're paid not to. Also having bad health care leads to a lot of people refusing treatment even if they're seriously hurt. My friend got jumped last month but lives pay check to pay check so he refused treatment and is in bad shape because of our current system (he has insurance).
I served in the USA military for 30 years at relatively high levels and can say USA defense (or defence for our British friends) spending is very inefficient, but that's the nature of democracies by design for the sake of integrity and fairness. The USA spends more on defense than the next 10 nations combined. The next closest nations in terms of military spending are China, India and Russia. I have no insight into the efficiency of these nation's expenditures, but I believe whatever advantages attained in efficiency are more than lost in corruption. The size of a nation's military force is of little value if it can't be brought to bear at the point of the fight. The USA is uncontested in it's ability to project military power anywhere in the world--there's not a close second. Although the USA provides more humanitarian assistance than ALL other nations combined, not even considering private donations which would multiple this factor greatly, I wish the USA could divert more resources from defense to humanitarian purposes, both domestically and internationally, but until people can be physically safe, what else matters?
Corruption and communist countries is what prevents them from building such an amazing fighting force. Why do you need health care if you do not have Nation
Just ponder for a minute that these kinds of videos are informative and fun to watch....but this is just the stuff we want the world to know about. Just think about the stuff that the US has in development or is ready to deploy that is still SECRET.
Coming from a military family I think our budget is normal, what I don’t agree with is our being the police of the world , we are hated as a nation but when push comes to shove who do this countries come to for help?
@@jtcash2005 facts😂😂😂we make a little noise coming in. I forgot the country but I think it’s somewhere in South America has the best for that. I can’t remember, I just know it’s not a country u would think of
@ Corbin pawlak. That's why they didn't want to stand up to the Nazis. In case the Nazis beat the best military in the human race ever seen,. Nah. It was left to us Brits and the Russians to weaking the Nazis up before us did anything, USA feared going in to a head on war with the Nazis out of fear they would lose, Us Brits met the Nazis head on in battle of Britain and beat them, Also America had said we were going to lose the battle of Britain,. Got that wrong didn't they, In 1982 Britain went to war when Argentina invaded the Falklands island again USA said give them the islands it's impossible to take them back, So our navy and marines and Gurkhas sailed to Falklands. And took back the islands ,. America said it was impossible wow got that wrong. Didn't they Also in war games USA has been unable to defend its self from UK nuking it twice, Plus our marines. Made their navy seals quit in war games , Plus mighty America don't want to take on china in a war , Britain been their done that we beat Americas boogeyman china in the opium wars, America fears going in to a head on war with Russia yet Britain used to own part of Russia, We were winning wars before America was a country ,. It's in our DNA it's genetic Romans were in UK for 400 years UK even had its own Roman emperor Constantine the 3rd, 400 years. That's a lot of marriages and breeding with us Brits , Ain't it funny. Before any Roman interaction we couldn't win a war got conquered by everyone,. Yet after 400 years of Roman interaction we suddenly can win nearly every war we fight including 2 world wars,. Plus we had the biggest empire in history, Yeah the warrior Romans left their DNA in Britain, and American basically come from us. ,
I served in the US armed service, I witnessed first hand this nations lethality, this fact of military superiority will exist as long as this nation continues to be a watchdog of world threat.
Where I live we have the Air Force and the Coast Guard flying overhead all the time, I was home and they were actually flying barely treetop level a street over, I had forgotten that they do training in the county, but this was the first time in our section. You get a idea of how big these Naval ships are when you see the USS Alabama moored.........gives you chills. Its reassuring is what is it. I'd just like to see more of the military budget go to the families and better housing for the branch members.
On top of having overwhelmingly the strongest military known to man, it’s backed up by most heavily armed civilian population in the world which makes a conventional invasion impossible.
Roger that . Only one percent of Americans are veterans . There are more guns than people in the US . Vets like myself often own several weapons and are ready to fight any threat , and I know a lot of civilians that would fight .
As an American, you asked, I believe it's money well spent. If u can't provide ultimate protection for ur county, then other concerns are moot. Protect the county 1st , then address the other issues. It matters little if u have great health care if you can not protect yourself . Just my opinion , my brother from across the pond. Good reaction. 👍
China's military is catching up in numbers of equipment, but of course they only have a couple Carriers to our 11...Also they have developed 5th gen air craft and we are now developing 6th gen aircraft. typically we are one generation ahead of every country.
The J-20 is not 5th gen It's farm equipment paper mached to look like stolen US designs they were unable to properly replicate. As evidenced in 2021 by India, we're Indian SU-30 fighters were able to not just to detect but track and follow a pair of J-20 flying near the boarder. Thats to say nothing of the fragile engines even the CCP has had trouble suppressing news of. China may one day surpass the US technologically, but that's not today. The only maginally better weapon system coming out of China at present might be their air to air missiles like the PL-15
B21 raider is the first 6th gen aircraft, yeah it s a bomber, not a je lt fighter, but I guess in 10 years we will have the 6th gen jet fighters, while other countriea are trying to build 5th gen :xD
China keeps putting spys into our government. California Senator needs to not invite a Chinese Spy into her home and office. She only had him working for her for almost 20 years. Can't imagine what all her stole.
The US spends 2x as much per person on medical care than GB (14% GDP) ... so about half of that is wasted. Switzerland is a good example of mixed public/private care. But given the size of the job, the US is spending one third as much per capita on military now compared to the 1960. More of a quality R*D budget, rather than a quantity budget (3.5% GDP)
US spends 18% GDP on medical care, so not 2x UK. It’s also better medical care with lower wait times. You spend less because you are effectively rationing.
@@lookoutforchris Everyone wants something for nothing, and nobody can handle the reality of mortality. Of course, no reasonable species would choose to make war, or otherwise makes things worse ... yet here we are.
As an American I firmly believe in dedicating a large portion of our GPD into the military. The USA is very good at constantly pushing the limits of our military technology. Knowing that we are viewed as the premier military power in the world brings me a lot of peace of mind. Though I do wish our military spending was done in a way that is more cost effective, there is a lot of unnecessary spending due to military contractor jacking up prices for the military when there are hundreds of civilian companies that can produce the same parts for much cheaper.
1 million % worth it. We have bases all over the world. Including the UK. It isn't the first time the USA has been there. Remember WWII? My uncle stormed the beach of Normandy on into Britain. He went back to visit before he died at 94. My dad was the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign.
Guys, as flattered as some of us Americans are by this, NO COUNTRY can win a war against the rest of the world. China alone now has greater military capacities than we do and the EU has greater GDP. We'd run out of money long before they do. Many other countries also have nuclear weapons. Plus, let's not forget that our foreign military bases are at the discretion of THOSE countries. The second we're not allies anymore, you really think they're gonna let us run a military base in THEIR country??? You all are also forgetting one of tge biggest factors, a country's POPULATION and the Eastern countries have the highest in the world. So please stop the delusions. No one can win against the world. The biggest lesson for great powers that history teaches but we sadly never learn is DON'T GET COCKY. There's NO such thing as invincible and no one remains the strongest or best forever. How many tines hasn't the strongest power in the world at the time lost a war to a far lesser??? Heck, our OWN history teaches that! Don't fall into the trap of thinking we're unbeatable. That's a sure fire way to exactly bring about our downfall. 😑
Britain is pretty much the technological equal of the U.S. In fact the U.S. fields several missiles and precision bombs designed by Britain. The M1A1 Abrams tank was originally clad in British "Chobham" armor. The U.S.Navy still to this day retains many of the traditions it inherited from the Royal Navy. Basically the American and British armed forces are essentially joined at the hip like a Siamese twin. In fact the U.K. was involved in the design of the S.T.O.V.L. version of the F-35 right from the start so that that version of the F-35 could be used by the Royal Navy, as it in fact now is. Additionally the U.k. and the U.S. are collaborating on not only providing Australia with nuclear powered (but not nuclear armed) submarines, they're also helping Australia to build out the industrial base required to start designing and building their own nuclear powered submarines from scratch so that China thinks a lot more than twice before ever trying to threaten or coerce Australia a second time. I could go on, and on, and on again. But I think you get the idea. Which is why there are SIX reasons You Shouldn't Mess With The U.K. (the sixth reason being the S.A.S.). God save the King. Best wishes from the other side of the pond. And may the ravens forever reside at the Tower of London.
Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum. If You Want Peace, Prepare For War. - Publius Favius Vegetius Renatus (4th or 5th century AD) And this still holds true today. We Always have to Remain prepared, or the world has lost. And without a strong leader we are losing ground. ☹️
I’m still not 100% ready to discount Russia as a fighting force . We have to understand the war in the Ukraine 🇺🇦 is being fought somewhat restricted as far as full on tactics due to the risk this would pose to spark off world war 3 . That’s not to say they are anywhere near the threat they were in the Soviet days mind you and they definitely aren’t on the level of quality of western armies but Russia has a very bad habit of being a brutal fighting force that i seriously would not want to face in a all out war conventional or otherwise. Love your videos brother you Scots fucking rock much respect ✊ 🇺🇸 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 🇨🇦
In the 1770's, America was but a young nation. In very specific terms, we told the British king that we would not go quietly. We kicked his military out of our country and they've not been back since, in a forceful manner. In December 1941, Japan caught us with our pants down. We showed them in the Doolittle Raid what Amercia can do. And when we finished their butts after 2 atomic bombs, it put them in their place. Then in September 2001, the USA was again caught in a relaxed state. But because the terrorists plucked a feather from the bird, it turned into a bear & killed the leader of the terrorist group. We keep our military strong so that when we have an objective, we will desecrate the enemy so much that they will never think about wanting to try their crap against us again. It's just too bad that we can't 'upgrade' our current president like we can upgrade our military equipment. lol
China may have more ppl in their military, but US citizens own 393 mil guns. There’s no way we would EVER allow a foreign country to breach our shores. If by chance they did…armed citizens would take care of them.
The spending is not as much as you think. The US only spends 3 percent of its GDP on military. But. The GDP is so large that it gives a lot of money in that measly 3%. Saudi Arabia spends 6% of its GDP for 40 billion while the US spends 3% for 800 billion. You should watch a video called "how strong is the US military and why is it considered the strongest" by need for knowledge. They go over all the details and numbers in more depth. I also recommend you watch "the us military transport system" and "mapping every US base" as a lot of the budget goes to bases. I'd also recommend "how geography made the US OP" it also explains why the US location makes the US strong in general.
The reason why we win is the US dollar is still the basis of the value for world currency. Other countries can produce but we consume. We are taxed via 6 different systems , have had 4 doublings of total cash in-circulation in the last 20 years ( reduced the value of the US dollar by nearly 300% ) and still have the worlds largest GDP. All the corrupt profit from America so we cannot lose any war. China owes 6 times it`s GDP to the IMF and only 2% of its population live above US poverty levels. CCP got wealthy from under-valued currency and a constant trade inversion for more than 40 years. (they sold more than they bought). All governments use trade treaties to supersede their perspective laws and private money lines the pockets of politicians to ship jobs to China and other cheap labor markets. Ever notice how cheap labor is in countries under some sort of dictatorship? The only good news is there is no real equity in their system and it breaks without a reset. They still control natural resources, manufacturing, shipping, global and local trade, most food production and medical. FYI - The "They" is the underlying system of world currency. BlackRock owns Pfizer, but who owns BlackRock?
Re: The immense US defense budget. It's a common fallacy people have to look at the USA for example spending $755 billion a year on defense and thinking if we just stopped doing that, we'd suddenly have 755B free to spend on other things, doesn't work that way. The US defense complex is a largely self-feeding beast because most of what we use is built here. Every dollar spent creates jobs, taxes, economic activity on many levels. You'd be lucky to reclaim out 1/5th of that money to actually spend on anything else, and you probably wouldn't get anything because of the lost taxes, unemployment, retraining, etc. This is the result of a defense production advantage that has been accumulating continuously since WWII, 80 years of compounded expertise and advantage. If you ever gave it up, you'd never get it back even if you wanted to. The TH-camr Perun did a fascinating study of this very subject a few months ago, highly recommend you check that video out it's brilliant: th-cam.com/video/7Z_gTGJc7nQ/w-d-xo.html Killing the military doesn't get us the hospitals and schools and all the rest. We can, and should, be able to do both.
The US military budget is pretty much dictated by our treaties with our NATO allies. Our military budget is between 2-3% of our GDP. It sometimes surges to 5%, but it doesn't usually last very long before returning to the normal amount. Anyone that tells you different is lying to you. Actually every NATO member country is supposed to be spending the same percentage of their GDPs. Most haven't.
The US military this year just went over 800 billion dollars in expenditures and yes I think it's worth it!! BUT there are a lot of Money spent on Programs that Could be Used Better and more Efficiently. Government Waste more Money on Unnecessary Programs of any type of activity except for the military! If you want Effective Health care, do not have the Government Manage it. Companies do it cheaper and better and with more cost effective measures.
I know that China has done ALOT of reverse engineering, trying to replicate US technology. However, it’s uncertain how much of what they’re copying they really understand. Also, the logistics of warfare really puts them at a disadvantage. Because of the US’s location and geography, we’ve been forced to develop systems to fight abroad. That means moving massive assets around. China currently is just not prepared to do that. Mainly because they haven’t needed to before. While they may be working on changing that, they’re still significantly behind. Instead I’ve noticed them really focus on asymmetrical tactics, like hacking and sabotage. They’re really good at that and we’ve caught them several times breaking into our infrastructure that way.
As an American Navy veteran, America's technology is top notch, the military personnel are all well trained, our one weakness is our arrogance, as if we are 100% unbeatable. The cockiness is understandable, but it is also a crutch that makes people feel unstoppable and we all know from U.S. history that is not always the case. The biggest thing that works to our advantage is our patriotism, I know there seems to be a divide with American people, but it's akin to how you might treat an annoying relative or sibling, you can pick on them all you want, but if someone else steps and picks on them, the you will defend them to no end. The U.S. military men and women take an oath and swear to protect freedom and democracy AROUND THE WORLD.
MTAR…a game changer, which doesn’t need GPS. This is what I understand it to be: The entire surface of the earth has already been platted to within an inch of elevation, already done through GPS and in the database. You fire a ground artillery round towards the Kremlin, for example, and the round/“missile” reads the topography of the land to tell it exactly where to land. It doesn’t read off a GPS satellite to guide it. Make a left at the borscht shop (that building is in the database), make a right past the fat old woman drinking vodka, and right into Putin’s lap.
Training and experience. China has more soldiers The US has more warfighters. The US was born out of a war, and since WWII we promised to help Europe rebuild as laid out in The Marshall Plan. The goal was to provide security for free trade and support globalism to promote peace. The Soviet Union was invited to be a big part but refused. The US military is keeping our promise.
It's a little overboard but think about this. We knew this before this video came out. Think of the bin ladin rate which was 2011 I believe(might be wrong) . They used special helicopters one knew about to go into Pakistan without Pakistan knowing and getting bin Laden.
I love watching your reaction videos. You ask the question should America spend all this amount of money on the Military or put it towards health care. Please realize that there are some people in America that take advantage of health care programs. I knew one girl that was on welfare she would get an extra $400 monthly for each child she had (while already getting a hefty amount from the government), so she had 4 more kids which amounted to an extra $1600 monthly, understand the extra money given by the government for her kids wasn't always spent on the kids. People should be able to provide for themselves unless physically unable to work. Too many people rely on someone else to "take care of them" instead of being woman or man enough to take care of themselves. Our forefathers didn't have the luxury of "being taken care of by the government", America was built on hard work from daylight til dark. We in America seem to have lost that drive, America needs your prayers so we can be continue to be the most powerful nation in the world and continue to be there for all of our allies.
as a tax paying American, I do believe that the Military spending here is well worth it. If we didnt stay on top, and China was ahead of us, the Chinese would 100% be using it as leverage against us. The reason we dont have health care is a deeper issue regarding the oligarchy. Corporate interests combined with public ignorance on how the system works are preventing us from moving forward with Health Care, not inflated military spending. When people blame military spending and suggest we cut down, I feel like they really havnt done enough research and just pull stuff out of their assholes
There's a good video about US v the world, which says the US would defeat the rest of the world. I've seen just one video that said China could pass the US, but it based that on the larger population and assumed that while China was trying to catch up with our technology, the US would not move forward at all. I had heard that China had control of space a few years ago, but the US Space Force seems to have changed that in just a couple of years. For all we know about the power of the US military, I'm sure they're far more powerful than what we think.
The US spends about 3.5% of its GDP on the military. 3 or 4 times that amount is spent on social services. Health care is not a money issue. It is a political question. The US can afford to fund health care without decreasing military budgets. There is simply no political will to do so.
I Joined the Marines in 1989 and was @ Parris Island during hurricane Hugo actually the most peaceful time there as we had to stay in the racks for 12 hours ... best sleep ever.
So the dollar is the world's fiat currency, meaning we are the country who has the currency that everyone trades in. Richard Nixon did away with the "gold standard", meaning we used to back all dollars with gold. He said nope there is nothing backing the dollar but your faith in it. So that allows us to print them and carry an outrageous debt. We can carry trillions upon trillions in debt and just keep printing dollars. So you understand how we would be able to do whatever we want if we are printing the world currency. We just keep adding to the imaginary "debt" that we'll never pay. China understands that being the fiat currency on the planet has some pretty remarkable perks and they want the Yuan to be the fiat currency on the planet. But they manipulate the Yuan when America doesn't manipulate the dollar in the same way. America allows the currency to ebb and flow with the faith in America. That is how we can pay for 11 carrier strike groups. It isn't rocket science...The US prints the world's currency. /Wizard of OZ behind the curtain.
From everything we know, Russia and China outnumber the US military, but while they supposedly have equivalent tech, it's hyper-rare in their forces so they effectively on average are still several decades behind America due to our tech being far more evenly distributed. Also, many of their personnel are conscripts and mandatory service members, whereas America runs an all-volunteer force, which naturally has a marked effect on morale and effort, both on the field and in training. Another point these videos often leave out (mostly because it focuses on the military aspect), is the citizenry of the US. The United States Citizenry is the largest armed force on the face of the planet. Even if you managed to annihilate our military, all you did is get a warm up for the hell you'd be walking into trying to invade the country.
As an American citizen with family in the military I can say that if anyone decided to invade the USA, not only would they have our military to deal with but they would also have to deal with the average citizen. Our military is comprised of almost 3 million soldiers but that only foreign wars. If you invade the USA, you would have to deal with 10s of millions of dedicated patriots that also carry weapons. The mid-western US has the highest concentration of guns and people who love to trap and hunt. There is no way to invade the US successfully without nuking the country first.
In a “conventional” war, our Pentagon has a simple battle plan which never, ever changes: 1) Take out the enemy’s radar stations, surface to air missile batteries, communications infrastructure, and fighter aircraft on the ground…simultaneously. 2) Send in the ground troops. The only time this varies is when the President wants to hold back and not go totally medieval on their asses for political reasons.
We could repurpose 20% of our military budget and STILL be the best equipped military in the world. I would like to see more money funneled into healthcare and education.
Well now that we let. Afghanistan a bunch of our technology and with the weapons we've sent to Ukraine and that were captured by Russia im not sure we can make that claim. Russia is building weapons 24/7. America has gotten lazy. China building better weapons while we were beating on our chest.
As an American I have no problem with a military budget for defense the problem comes when you have waste fraud and corruption on top of unconstitutional and undeclared wars that America shouldn't be involved in. Just My Thoughts...
As a US citizen, military spending is probably the one area I'm actually happy my tax dollars are being spent. If we can't effectively protect ourselves and others, then what's the point? I don't want my hard earned tax money being spent on other people unhealthy life choices and crowding up our hospitals and drs offices. Our healthcare and insurance system needs revising for sure, but in no way do I want it socialized to where the gov gets involved I'm forced to pay for others through my taxes.
I’m from America. I’m glad we have a strong military but ultimately I don’t think it will matter. As a whole, not every person, we have become prideful instead of grateful, arrogant instead of kind, and we can’t even agree on the simplest of things. We’re rotting from the inside out. We are slowly destroying ourselves. No one will need to become more powerful. They just need to wait for us to ruin our country on our own.
All of Russia's stuff is so old it hasn't been refurbished in years. Plus they have a GDP the size of my home state. As for China I'm sure they hold their cards close to them. As far as we know they have a quarter of the icbms that we do. And they have more Navy. Except at first glance it looks like they suck.
We spend trillions of dollars on our government threw tax dollars. But personally I agree with it because of what it has produced. I don’t hear anyone complaining about the threat of being invaded. So I think it’s justified to spend trillions
People tend to forget the reason why we're able to spend so much is because the size of our economy. We only spend like 3.4% of our economy on the military.🇺🇸
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What did you think about this video? Do you think any country can come close to the might of the American Military in the next 100 years?
Ab idea for a future video. You should check out the “French Foreign Legion”. It’s like no other fighting group in the world. They get sent places that normal/base military units wouldn’t do.
@@KarlosAtos try using English
@@KarlosAtos we already put Germany in there place.They are irrelevant.
@@KarlosAtos it’s 50 states. And exactly stfu and stay in your place. You are the little boys who we had to come over and spank. Never again will Germany be a world power. You barely have people who want to visit the country. No real way of overall income. And can end ur entire nation w 1 piece of metal
@@KarlosAtos I hope we get in another war. Just so we can invade ur country AGAIN…. 🇺🇸
Was proud to have served 7 years in the US Marines and I think what separates us even beyond the funding is the culture in the US. We value freedom for ourselves and others over everything else and although we aren’t perfect by any stretch I do believe the majority of US citizens are united in that mission.
That is true mate! Awesome and even though I am not from the US, as someone who is a supporter of the British military, I just want to say thank you for your service. You guys are real heroes
I'm A Proud American As Well
Well said and thank you for your service. ❤️
Yeah were so free we can drink in public like Europeans... or wait a minute...
@christsciple I don't know which state you live in, but we can drink in public in my state
The technology is VERY impressive, but, what videos like this overlook is, the people. It's our people, their consumate professionalism, and, the training they receive, which is second to none, that gives us an edge.
China DOES have more troops, BUT, the majority of them are barely trained, ill-equipped conscripts. Cannon fodder, basically.
Yes mate, that is a great point and something I wish I had mentioned on the video so thank you for writing that. That is completely true
As well put as it is true.
As a retired Army soldier. The best Defense is an overwhelming Offensive capability. As a soldier I hope it never has to be used. My Oath will never expire!!!
If not for the American military the world would be a much worse place.
So many peoples dont understand this
100% true mate
I completely agree. The US has a monopoly on military power. This deters a majority of bad actors who don't see a military strike as a feasible path forward.
Are you insane. If the US hadn’t invaded 83 United Nations and all the rest of the world but 3 ( Andorra , Bhutan and Liechtenstein) the world might be peaceful. The entire reason we have a war in Ukraine is because of the US. Also they are currently trying to start a war between Moldova and Romania , Serbia and Kosovo , Poland and Belarus. They never stop killing innocent ppl in other countries to gain power. The worst human crimes country of all time. But thankfully Russia has come along and shown the world what the US along with the EU and NATO are.... terrorists. The unipolar world is now over.
Agreed. And I'm not saying that as flag waver. Without the US this world would be f****d. As much as i knkw some will hate me saying this, the US is sort of a world police. Someone has to do it and we have the tech and funds to do it. It has nothing to do with being an ugly American, bragging, things like that. Its the truth. Our military budget is massive. Yet most of us taxpayers accept it for good reason. Somebody has to stand up to evil. We can.
I'm from the US and I personally believe our military spending is a necessity because China has a stated plan to be the superpower on the planet by 2055. They also are trying to supplant the dollar with the yuan as the world's fiat currency at the same time. They probably will have a hard time doing that because they manipulate their currency. We are not the world's "bully" like some think. We try to prevent other nations with goals to change the world's balance of power. I personally believe we have to spend on our military and I also wish we didn't have to do so.
Imagine a world ruled by China instead US :P
There'd be a lot more genocide than concentration/ Reeducation camps going on
China already claims to be at war with us. Read the English language edition of the Global Times. It’s the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party. They are very clear about their goals and what they think of the US. They believe they’re the center of the universe, the rightful rulers of the planet, and they even go so far to claim ownership of the sun, the planets and the stars themselves. And the only thing in their way is their enemy, the United States.
That is so true, I don't want to imagine a world where China is the main superpower. I believe they will never overtake the USA
I strongly disagree with you but understand your point. I think we could split our military spending in half and still effortlessly be the biggest "superpower" in the world, which i also dont have a problem with other countries being as powerful as us. Nobody will ever invade us because it's almost impossible, and a ton of our military efforts and spending just go to proxy wars and destabilizing small countries governments. If we were doing objectively good things with the funding then i wouldnt mind, but we've used that money to go towards some horrible things that has caused irreversible damage to other countries. Of course having the biggest military in the world has perks, but when it comes at the expense of citizens well-being i think that money could go to better things. (No hate or anything, not trying to argue. Just giving my opinion on it)
The main thing is... This is the tech that they openly tell you about. Think about what they are developing that they are not going to tell you about.
Important to remember that US military expenditures protect much of Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific. If we only had pay our own defense, healthcare wouldn’t even be a topic in the media.
We sacrifice a lot to protect much of the world.
"Protecting" is kind of a strong word for what we're doing over there.
That is a great point mate. Honestly, as someone from the UK, I really appreciate the US military and it's worldwide role. The world would be a terrible place no doubt if it wasn't for the USA
@@yvtvdehvyvyde was thinking the same thing😂 i wish some of the terrible stuff the US has done internationally was more well known. Obviously they do actually have positive impacts in some places, but usually not
@@sethp26 well if every country could just live on its without us having to save the world again, we wouldn’t be there in the first place
As a Retired Military member I am extremely worried about how WEAK our Military is becoming because of WOKENESS! The Marines are going to stop using Sir or Ma'am because it could be insensitive or triggering. The U S Military isn't meeting its Recruitment goals because they have become SOY SOFT. The Military is NOT about Individuals it's about TEAMWORK
Same here bud...
That’s what will collapse us. This stuff at its core is just Marxism repackaged. No one wants to talk about where it’s coming from and everyone is afraid to do something to deal with it. The reaction to PC/wokeness is going to be ugly as well.
Brilliant words mate and hopefully things can change back to the correct course with regards to this
More defense spending gets my American vote.
love our military. thank you to all those serving and our veterans !
Fun fact: each carrier strike group has at least 1 nuclear submarine, an Ohio class nuclear submarine can carry 20 Trident 2 nuclear missiles, which each have about 4-5 nuclear warheads that each can target a different city. Each warhead is at least 20x more power than the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. People don't understand that carrier strike groups are very powerful. It would be difficult to take them out even with nuclear weapons
the Ohio Class Ballistic missile subs do not normally travel with Carrier strike groups .... only the Fast attack subs... The ohio class Subs typically are out on there own their locations are highly classified state secrets
Our military spending is absolutely necessary. If we only protected ourselves, that expenditure would not be necessary, but we also protect much of Europe, Asia and others.....with their help of course.
Great point, thanks
Yeah but it's not the responsibility of the US taxpayers to be the world's protectors these other countries needs to pay their fair share
@@jdwilmoth who said they WERE paying their fair share? We're getting "something" for it... but NOTHING is worth the lives of American young men and women.
@@ruthiewohlforth5464 I didn't say they were paying their fair share none of these mooching ask countries around the world pays their fair share these they think the United States is the world's welfare department the only ones that are benefiting from this other politicians you know it's all about the kickbacks I care as much for these other countries as they do me I don't give a damn about them
A lot of the criticism towards the US defense budget stems from wasteful spending and improper and neglectful accounting. The actual weaponry and quality of life for service members is legit though and should be the main focus
Anyone disagreeing with the United States military won't be disagreeing for very long
As far as the US budget goes, our healthcare situation is semi divorced from our military expenditure. Insurance companies lobby to keep it illegal to sell insurance across state lines which means they are all semi monopolies.
Ah ok that is interesting to know. I never knew that
@@mertsalih yeah the whole system is pretty messed up. I'm not sure which part makes me more mad, the fact that insurance companies can legally bribe politicians to not allow affordable healthcare, or the fact that every politician is corrupt and takes those bribes and does what they say. The day the US gets rid of lobbying is the day we can actually start to rid some of the corruption (at least legal corruption, obvi they'll still do shady stuff)
@@sethp26 but but tfg was fixing that so (hands wiping themselves clean) thats been taken care of.
@@reneeelias9514 oh yeah true, totally forgot🙄
As an American, I'm happy with what we spend on our military. It's peace through strength. A lot of people don't realize it, but America offers free healthcare to low income families. We also have programs where they even get free groceries. There are sooooo many government programs for low income people. We're not a heartless country.
I enjoyed my time in the US Military. I work the refineries part time and co-own a car upholstery business in South Texas now.
Great reaction! I've said this many times, but the one thing, and perhaps the most important, this video leaves out is America's allies; the UK is definitely America's closest, with Australia, Canada, and New Zealand being right there as well. Of course there's the NATO countries as well as South Korea and Japan. Together we are virtually undefeatable! 🇺🇸💙🇬🇧 🇺🇦🕊️
For sure mate. I am so happy to be from a country in that alliance as opposed to the alternatives
Japan is an excellent ally. I read they will be joining the Five Eyes soon possibly
@@trevor3013 Japan, as well as South Korea, is an indespensible ally to the Western alliance, and should be considered for a fast-track entry into the "Five Eyes" alliance. Unfortunately, Japan still has a few hurdles to overcome before such an entry would seriously be considered, but from my understanding, they are well on their way to becoming a member of this elite intelligence sharing organization. There is no doubt, the more the West can include Japan in all of its military, intelligence, and trade agreements, the stronger both the West and Japan will become. I cannot wait to see the day this happens! 🇺🇸💙🇯🇵
@@mertsalih if you really look at the "alliances" of countries not associated with the West, they are really just agreements worth less than the paper on which they're written. They're no more than "alliances" of convenience and if/when all hell breaks loose, it would be each country for itself. Look at China & Russia for example. Around the beginning of 2022 before the Olympics, Moscow and Beijing declared a "partnership without limits!" Once Russia invaded Ukraine and Beijing & Russia saw how the West (including our friends in the Pacific) stood together as one, their declared partnership was all but forgotten about and rarely ever mentioned.
Why did you not mention France as an ally? Just curious.
US Army Veteran and yes I believe that our Military spending is not only required but does a lot more than just make us the only super power on the Earth, but also acts as a deterrent against the worlds enemy states, Iran, North Korea, Russia, China, among a few, we may not be the worlds police but we are the worlds defender against tyranny and oppression. It is the American Spirit and our firm belief that we would rather Die on our feet than live on our knees that makes us the formidable force we are.
That is a great comment, thanks very much. I am very thankful for America's role in world security. It really ensures our freedom
in the 90's i was on the interstate in North Dakota right at daybreak and just over a rise on the north side a stealth bomber was just taking off and gaining altitude. i'm from small town Canada where we see nothing but the occasional Cessna and there are no road signs that tell you about massive futuristic aircraft being near by. i had to pull over, not for a pic but because it shocked and amazed me. you might see photos on tv but to see one up close and personal was amazing.
I will say that the US military budget could cut 100-160 billion dollars by slashing a section of the R&D portion that's used for "arming and equipping us allied forces". If our allies spent their own money properly on their defense, we could triple every service member's pay and still have 100 billion dollars spare to use on procurement of new jets, tanks, vehicles, guns, etc.
As an American, I’d rather spend my money on the military then have universal health care. There is a saying here “You’re going to learn why we don’t have universal health care.” 😅
We do have universal healthcare. Anyone who cannot afford to pay for private insurance has Medicaid available to them. And anyone over 65 has Medicare available them. And anyone who can afford but struggles to pay has subsidized insurance through the Affordable Care Act. There is no reason to not have health insurance in the US.
haha that is a great quote
@@lookoutforchris i believe he means good healthcare. Around 70% of people in the US will still be financially destroyed if something serious happens to them. I have pretty good health care and have still had to pay ~20k in health bills just this year because of one accident. The government can afford to give everyone better health care, they just won't because they're paid not to.
Also having bad health care leads to a lot of people refusing treatment even if they're seriously hurt. My friend got jumped last month but lives pay check to pay check so he refused treatment and is in bad shape because of our current system (he has insurance).
The US military budget for 2023 is $858 BILLION. No other country can come close to that.
5% of the USA annual defense budget has destroyed 50% of Russian equipment in Ukraine. Yes the budget is worth it. Slava Ukraine!
Kinda like sports, the best offense is a great defense
Great point!!
I served in the USA military for 30 years at relatively high levels and can say USA defense (or defence for our British friends) spending is very inefficient, but that's the nature of democracies by design for the sake of integrity and fairness. The USA spends more on defense than the next 10 nations combined. The next closest nations in terms of military spending are China, India and Russia. I have no insight into the efficiency of these nation's expenditures, but I believe whatever advantages attained in efficiency are more than lost in corruption. The size of a nation's military force is of little value if it can't be brought to bear at the point of the fight. The USA is uncontested in it's ability to project military power anywhere in the world--there's not a close second. Although the USA provides more humanitarian assistance than ALL other nations combined, not even considering private donations which would multiple this factor greatly, I wish the USA could divert more resources from defense to humanitarian purposes, both domestically and internationally, but until people can be physically safe, what else matters?
Corruption and communist countries is what prevents them from building such an amazing fighting force. Why do you need health care if you do not have Nation
Just ponder for a minute that these kinds of videos are informative and fun to watch....but this is just the stuff we want the world to know about. Just think about the stuff that the US has in development or is ready to deploy that is still SECRET.
Coming from a military family I think our budget is normal, what I don’t agree with is our being the police of the world , we are hated as a nation but when push comes to shove who do this countries come to for help?
❤ America is untouchable!❤
6:25 Hey, that still image looks like all the remotes on my couch xD
what was shown is what the public already knows about. don't forget, there are other items that are not known about.
Glad to have the skilled and professional British military on our side too.
China is about Ten to 15 years behind the US in military tech.
americans fought for their freedom thru the centuries and they "will" defend it. cheers mate
I just got started watching Peaky Blinders and hearing this guy's accent makes me want to watch another episode.
America's military is the best military the human race has ever seen!
Except when it's stealth where the purpose is not being seen.
@@jtcash2005 facts😂😂😂we make a little noise coming in. I forgot the country but I think it’s somewhere in South America has the best for that. I can’t remember, I just know it’s not a country u would think of
I agree
🤣🤣🤣🙈🙈 dumm hoch 100!
@ Corbin pawlak. That's why they didn't want to stand up to the Nazis. In case the Nazis beat the best military in the human race ever seen,. Nah. It was left to us Brits and the Russians to weaking the Nazis up before us did anything,
USA feared going in to a head on war with the Nazis out of fear they would lose,
Us Brits met the Nazis head on in battle of Britain and beat them,
Also America had said we were going to lose the battle of Britain,. Got that wrong didn't they,
In 1982 Britain went to war when Argentina invaded the Falklands island again USA said give them the islands it's impossible to take them back,
So our navy and marines and Gurkhas sailed to Falklands. And took back the islands ,.
America said it was impossible wow got that wrong. Didn't they
Also in war games USA has been unable to defend its self from UK nuking it twice,
Plus our marines. Made their navy seals quit in war games ,
Plus mighty America don't want to take on china in a war ,
Britain been their done that we beat Americas boogeyman china in the opium wars,
America fears going in to a head on war with Russia yet Britain used to own part of Russia,
We were winning wars before America was a country ,. It's in our DNA it's genetic
Romans were in UK for 400 years UK even had its own Roman emperor Constantine the 3rd,
400 years. That's a lot of marriages and breeding with us Brits ,
Ain't it funny. Before any Roman interaction we couldn't win a war got conquered by everyone,.
Yet after 400 years of Roman interaction we suddenly can win nearly every war we fight including 2 world wars,. Plus we had the biggest empire in history,
Yeah the warrior Romans left their DNA in Britain, and American basically come from us. ,
I am American and I say better safe than sorry. I support our military. Be the best. Be the only one!
For sure mate
More US military reactions please 💯
Got more coming soon mate, thnaks
I served in the US armed service, I witnessed first hand this nations lethality, this fact of military superiority will exist as long as this nation continues to be a watchdog of world threat.
Where I live we have the Air Force and the Coast Guard flying overhead all the time, I was home and they were actually flying barely treetop level a street over, I had forgotten that they do training in the county, but this was the first time in our section. You get a idea of how big these Naval ships are when you see the USS Alabama moored.........gives you chills.
Its reassuring is what is it. I'd just like to see more of the military budget go to the families and better housing for the branch members.
On top of having overwhelmingly the strongest military known to man, it’s backed up by most heavily armed civilian population in the world which makes a conventional invasion impossible.
Roger that . Only one percent of Americans are veterans . There are more guns than people in the US . Vets like myself often own several weapons and are ready to fight any threat , and I know a lot of civilians that would fight .
As an American, you asked, I believe it's money well spent. If u can't provide ultimate protection for ur county, then other concerns are moot. Protect the county 1st , then address the other issues. It matters little if u have great health care if you can not protect yourself . Just my opinion , my brother from across the pond. Good reaction. 👍
China's military is catching up in numbers of equipment, but of course they only have a couple Carriers to our 11...Also they have developed 5th gen air craft and we are now developing 6th gen aircraft. typically we are one generation ahead of every country.
The J-20 is not 5th gen It's farm equipment paper mached to look like stolen US designs they were unable to properly replicate. As evidenced in 2021 by India, we're Indian SU-30 fighters were able to not just to detect but track and follow a pair of J-20 flying near the boarder.
Thats to say nothing of the fragile engines even the CCP has had trouble suppressing news of.
China may one day surpass the US technologically, but that's not today. The only maginally better weapon system coming out of China at present might be their air to air missiles like the PL-15
B21 raider is the first 6th gen aircraft, yeah it s a bomber, not a je lt fighter, but I guess in 10 years we will have the 6th gen jet fighters, while other countriea are trying to build 5th gen :xD
China keeps putting spys into our government. California Senator needs to not invite a Chinese Spy into her home and office. She only had him working for her for almost 20 years. Can't imagine what all her stole.
The US spends 2x as much per person on medical care than GB (14% GDP) ... so about half of that is wasted. Switzerland is a good example of mixed public/private care. But given the size of the job, the US is spending one third as much per capita on military now compared to the 1960. More of a quality R*D budget, rather than a quantity budget (3.5% GDP)
US spends 18% GDP on medical care, so not 2x UK. It’s also better medical care with lower wait times. You spend less because you are effectively rationing.
@@lookoutforchris Everyone wants something for nothing, and nobody can handle the reality of mortality. Of course, no reasonable species would choose to make war, or otherwise makes things worse ... yet here we are.
Made in china...lol
SU...they got like 5 active! Lol
We got ya bro
one word tells you that USA needs a strange millitary CHINA!!!
As an American I firmly believe in dedicating a large portion of our GPD into the military. The USA is very good at constantly pushing the limits of our military technology. Knowing that we are viewed as the premier military power in the world brings me a lot of peace of mind. Though I do wish our military spending was done in a way that is more cost effective, there is a lot of unnecessary spending due to military contractor jacking up prices for the military when there are hundreds of civilian companies that can produce the same parts for much cheaper.
Germany: We're not gonna buy F-35s because AmEriCA bAd
Russia: Invades Ukraine
Germany: Buys F-35s
1 million % worth it. We have bases all over the world. Including the UK. It isn't the first time the USA has been there. Remember WWII? My uncle stormed the beach of Normandy on into Britain. He went back to visit before he died at 94. My dad was the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign.
Guys, as flattered as some of us Americans are by this, NO COUNTRY can win a war against the rest of the world. China alone now has greater military capacities than we do and the EU has greater GDP. We'd run out of money long before they do. Many other countries also have nuclear weapons. Plus, let's not forget that our foreign military bases are at the discretion of THOSE countries. The second we're not allies anymore, you really think they're gonna let us run a military base in THEIR country??? You all are also forgetting one of tge biggest factors, a country's POPULATION and the Eastern countries have the highest in the world. So please stop the delusions. No one can win against the world.
The biggest lesson for great powers that history teaches but we sadly never learn is DON'T GET COCKY. There's NO such thing as invincible and no one remains the strongest or best forever. How many tines hasn't the strongest power in the world at the time lost a war to a far lesser??? Heck, our OWN history teaches that! Don't fall into the trap of thinking we're unbeatable. That's a sure fire way to exactly bring about our downfall. 😑
Britain is pretty much the technological equal of the U.S. In fact the U.S. fields several missiles and precision bombs designed by Britain. The M1A1 Abrams tank was originally clad in British "Chobham" armor. The U.S.Navy still to this day retains many of the traditions it inherited from the Royal Navy. Basically the American and British armed forces are essentially joined at the hip like a Siamese twin. In fact the U.K. was involved in the design of the S.T.O.V.L. version of the F-35 right from the start so that that version of the F-35 could be used by the Royal Navy, as it in fact now is. Additionally the U.k. and the U.S. are collaborating on not only providing Australia with nuclear powered (but not nuclear armed) submarines, they're also helping Australia to build out the industrial base required to start designing and building their own nuclear powered submarines from scratch so that China thinks a lot more than twice before ever trying to threaten or coerce Australia a second time. I could go on, and on, and on again. But I think you get the idea. Which is why there are SIX reasons You Shouldn't Mess With The U.K. (the sixth reason being the S.A.S.). God save the King. Best wishes from the other side of the pond. And may the ravens forever reside at the Tower of London.
Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum.
If You Want Peace, Prepare For War.
- Publius Favius Vegetius Renatus (4th or 5th century AD)
And this still holds true today. We Always have to Remain prepared, or the world has lost.
And without a strong leader we are losing ground. ☹️
I’m still not 100% ready to discount Russia as a fighting force . We have to understand the war in the Ukraine 🇺🇦 is being fought somewhat restricted as far as full on tactics due to the risk this would pose to spark off world war 3 . That’s not to say they are anywhere near the threat they were in the Soviet days mind you and they definitely aren’t on the level of quality of western armies but Russia has a very bad habit of being a brutal fighting force that i seriously would not want to face in a all out war conventional or otherwise. Love your videos brother you Scots fucking rock much respect ✊ 🇺🇸 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 🇨🇦
In the 1770's, America was but a young nation. In very specific terms, we told the British king that we would not go quietly. We kicked his military out of our country and they've not been back since, in a forceful manner. In December 1941, Japan caught us with our pants down. We showed them in the Doolittle Raid what Amercia can do. And when we finished their butts after 2 atomic bombs, it put them in their place. Then in September 2001, the USA was again caught in a relaxed state. But because the terrorists plucked a feather from the bird, it turned into a bear & killed the leader of the terrorist group. We keep our military strong so that when we have an objective, we will desecrate the enemy so much that they will never think about wanting to try their crap against us again. It's just too bad that we can't 'upgrade' our current president like we can upgrade our military equipment. lol
another good video to watch is some saquon barkley college highlights, man was insane
China may have more ppl in their military, but US citizens own 393 mil guns. There’s no way we would EVER allow a foreign country to breach our shores. If by chance they did…armed citizens would take care of them.
The spending is not as much as you think. The US only spends 3 percent of its GDP on military. But. The GDP is so large that it gives a lot of money in that measly 3%. Saudi Arabia spends 6% of its GDP for 40 billion while the US spends 3% for 800 billion.
You should watch a video called "how strong is the US military and why is it considered the strongest" by need for knowledge. They go over all the details and numbers in more depth. I also recommend you watch "the us military transport system" and "mapping every US base" as a lot of the budget goes to bases. I'd also recommend "how geography made the US OP" it also explains why the US location makes the US strong in general.
The reason why we win is the US dollar is still the basis of the value for world currency. Other countries can produce but we consume. We are taxed via 6 different systems , have had 4 doublings of total cash in-circulation in the last 20 years ( reduced the value of the US dollar by nearly 300% ) and still have the worlds largest GDP. All the corrupt profit from America so we cannot lose any war. China owes 6 times it`s GDP to the IMF and only 2% of its population live above US poverty levels. CCP got wealthy from under-valued currency and a constant trade inversion for more than 40 years. (they sold more than they bought). All governments use trade treaties to supersede their perspective laws and private money lines the pockets of politicians to ship jobs to China and other cheap labor markets. Ever notice how cheap labor is in countries under some sort of dictatorship? The only good news is there is no real equity in their system and it breaks without a reset. They still control natural resources, manufacturing, shipping, global and local trade, most food production and medical. FYI - The "They" is the underlying system of world currency. BlackRock owns Pfizer, but who owns BlackRock?
Re: The immense US defense budget.
It's a common fallacy people have to look at the USA for example spending $755 billion a year on defense and thinking if we just stopped doing that, we'd suddenly have 755B free to spend on other things, doesn't work that way. The US defense complex is a largely self-feeding beast because most of what we use is built here. Every dollar spent creates jobs, taxes, economic activity on many levels. You'd be lucky to reclaim out 1/5th of that money to actually spend on anything else, and you probably wouldn't get anything because of the lost taxes, unemployment, retraining, etc.
This is the result of a defense production advantage that has been accumulating continuously since WWII, 80 years of compounded expertise and advantage. If you ever gave it up, you'd never get it back even if you wanted to. The TH-camr Perun did a fascinating study of this very subject a few months ago, highly recommend you check that video out it's brilliant:
th-cam.com/video/7Z_gTGJc7nQ/w-d-xo.html
Killing the military doesn't get us the hospitals and schools and all the rest. We can, and should, be able to do both.
The US military budget is pretty much dictated by our treaties with our NATO allies. Our military budget is between 2-3% of our GDP. It sometimes surges to 5%, but it doesn't usually last very long before returning to the normal amount. Anyone that tells you different is lying to you. Actually every NATO member country is supposed to be spending the same percentage of their GDPs. Most haven't.
Our military and this world peace costs us U.S citizen's our healthcare.
Feels like we have been looking after everyone in the world since after WWII.
The US military this year just went over 800 billion dollars in expenditures and yes I think it's worth it!!
BUT there are a lot of Money spent on Programs that Could be Used Better and more Efficiently. Government Waste more Money on Unnecessary Programs of any type of activity except for the military! If you want Effective Health care, do not have the Government Manage it. Companies do it cheaper and better and with more cost effective measures.
I know that China has done ALOT of reverse engineering, trying to replicate US technology. However, it’s uncertain how much of what they’re copying they really understand. Also, the logistics of warfare really puts them at a disadvantage. Because of the US’s location and geography, we’ve been forced to develop systems to fight abroad. That means moving massive assets around. China currently is just not prepared to do that. Mainly because they haven’t needed to before. While they may be working on changing that, they’re still significantly behind. Instead I’ve noticed them really focus on asymmetrical tactics, like hacking and sabotage. They’re really good at that and we’ve caught them several times breaking into our infrastructure that way.
Accident traveling to US Air Force Academy stopped my military process so please tell me...
My fav is F22 Raptor, please tell me why/how F35 better?
You might have a look at some of the 9/11 videos. Then you'll have a better understanding of why the US has such a powerful military. Peace!
As an American Navy veteran, America's technology is top notch, the military personnel are all well trained, our one weakness is our arrogance, as if we are 100% unbeatable. The cockiness is understandable, but it is also a crutch that makes people feel unstoppable and we all know from U.S. history that is not always the case. The biggest thing that works to our advantage is our patriotism, I know there seems to be a divide with American people, but it's akin to how you might treat an annoying relative or sibling, you can pick on them all you want, but if someone else steps and picks on them, the you will defend them to no end. The U.S. military men and women take an oath and swear to protect freedom and democracy AROUND THE WORLD.
MTAR…a game changer, which doesn’t need GPS. This is what I understand it to be:
The entire surface of the earth has already been platted to within an inch of elevation, already done through GPS and in the database.
You fire a ground artillery round towards the Kremlin, for example, and the round/“missile” reads the topography of the land to tell it exactly where to land. It doesn’t read off a GPS satellite to guide it.
Make a left at the borscht shop (that building is in the database), make a right past the fat old woman drinking vodka, and right into Putin’s lap.
This is what 🇺🇸 U.S military is showing but I know after my military experience and career of 23 year's there is so much they aren't showing.
❤..and More Militaries stationed all over the world!😂 We're all over the world! USA!! There's more out there! Love it!❤
If we stopped spending on DEI we could have healthcare and military.
Training and experience. China has more soldiers The US has more warfighters. The US was born out of a war, and since WWII we promised to help Europe rebuild as laid out in The Marshall Plan.
The goal was to provide security for free trade and support globalism to promote peace. The Soviet Union was invited to be a big part but refused. The US military is keeping our promise.
It's a little overboard but think about this. We knew this before this video came out. Think of the bin ladin rate which was 2011 I believe(might be wrong) . They used special helicopters one knew about to go into Pakistan without Pakistan knowing and getting bin Laden.
You should react to Oversimplified's American Revolution. Would love to see your take on John Paul Jones.
I love watching your reaction videos. You ask the question should America spend all this amount of money on the Military or put it towards health care. Please realize that there are some people in America that take advantage of health care programs. I knew one girl that was on welfare she would get an extra $400 monthly for each child she had (while already getting a hefty amount from the government), so she had 4 more kids which amounted to an extra $1600 monthly, understand the extra money given by the government for her kids wasn't always spent on the kids. People should be able to provide for themselves unless physically unable to work. Too many people rely on someone else to "take care of them" instead of being woman or man enough to take care of themselves. Our forefathers didn't have the luxury of "being taken care of by the government", America was built on hard work from daylight til dark. We in America seem to have lost that drive, America needs your prayers so we can be continue to be the most powerful nation in the world and continue to be there for all of our allies.
as a tax paying American, I do believe that the Military spending here is well worth it. If we didnt stay on top, and China was ahead of us, the Chinese would 100% be using it as leverage against us. The reason we dont have health care is a deeper issue regarding the oligarchy. Corporate interests combined with public ignorance on how the system works are preventing us from moving forward with Health Care, not inflated military spending. When people blame military spending and suggest we cut down, I feel like they really havnt done enough research and just pull stuff out of their assholes
There's a good video about US v the world, which says the US would defeat the rest of the world. I've seen just one video that said China could pass the US, but it based that on the larger population and assumed that while China was trying to catch up with our technology, the US would not move forward at all. I had heard that China had control of space a few years ago, but the US Space Force seems to have changed that in just a couple of years. For all we know about the power of the US military, I'm sure they're far more powerful than what we think.
The US spends about 3.5% of its GDP on the military. 3 or 4 times that amount is spent on social services. Health care is not a money issue. It is a political question. The US can afford to fund health care without decreasing military budgets. There is simply no political will to do so.
I Joined the Marines in 1989 and was @ Parris Island during hurricane Hugo actually the most peaceful time there as we had to stay in the racks for 12 hours ... best sleep ever.
So the dollar is the world's fiat currency, meaning we are the country who has the currency that everyone trades in. Richard Nixon did away with the "gold standard", meaning we used to back all dollars with gold. He said nope there is nothing backing the dollar but your faith in it. So that allows us to print them and carry an outrageous debt. We can carry trillions upon trillions in debt and just keep printing dollars. So you understand how we would be able to do whatever we want if we are printing the world currency. We just keep adding to the imaginary "debt" that we'll never pay.
China understands that being the fiat currency on the planet has some pretty remarkable perks and they want the Yuan to be the fiat currency on the planet. But they manipulate the Yuan when America doesn't manipulate the dollar in the same way. America allows the currency to ebb and flow with the faith in America.
That is how we can pay for 11 carrier strike groups. It isn't rocket science...The US prints the world's currency.
/Wizard of OZ behind the curtain.
From everything we know, Russia and China outnumber the US military, but while they supposedly have equivalent tech, it's hyper-rare in their forces so they effectively on average are still several decades behind America due to our tech being far more evenly distributed. Also, many of their personnel are conscripts and mandatory service members, whereas America runs an all-volunteer force, which naturally has a marked effect on morale and effort, both on the field and in training.
Another point these videos often leave out (mostly because it focuses on the military aspect), is the citizenry of the US. The United States Citizenry is the largest armed force on the face of the planet. Even if you managed to annihilate our military, all you did is get a warm up for the hell you'd be walking into trying to invade the country.
As an American citizen with family in the military I can say that if anyone decided to invade the USA, not only would they have our military to deal with but they would also have to deal with the average citizen.
Our military is comprised of almost 3 million soldiers but that only foreign wars. If you invade the USA, you would have to deal with 10s of millions of dedicated patriots that also carry weapons.
The mid-western US has the highest concentration of guns and people who love to trap and hunt. There is no way to invade the US successfully without nuking the country first.
In a “conventional” war, our Pentagon has a simple battle plan which never, ever changes:
1) Take out the enemy’s radar stations, surface to air missile batteries, communications infrastructure, and fighter aircraft on the ground…simultaneously.
2) Send in the ground troops.
The only time this varies is when the President wants to hold back and not go totally medieval on their asses for political reasons.
The USS Gerald R. Ford recently visited Portsmouth.
We could repurpose 20% of our military budget and STILL be the best equipped military in the world. I would like to see more money funneled into healthcare and education.
We cannot as usa citizen become complacent. Or destroy ourselves with internal propaganda.
Well now that we let. Afghanistan a bunch of our technology and with the weapons we've sent to Ukraine and that were captured by Russia im not sure we can make that claim. Russia is building weapons 24/7. America has gotten lazy. China building better weapons while we were beating on our chest.
I guess that the attack on Pearl Harbor pissed us off. But we protect our friends and family. And we LUV you!!!
As an American I have no problem with a military budget for defense the problem comes when you have waste fraud and corruption on top of unconstitutional and undeclared wars that America shouldn't be involved in. Just My Thoughts...
As a US citizen, military spending is probably the one area I'm actually happy my tax dollars are being spent. If we can't effectively protect ourselves and others, then what's the point? I don't want my hard earned tax money being spent on other people unhealthy life choices and crowding up our hospitals and drs offices. Our healthcare and insurance system needs revising for sure, but in no way do I want it socialized to where the gov gets involved I'm forced to pay for others through my taxes.
I’m from America. I’m glad we have a strong military but ultimately I don’t think it will matter. As a whole, not every person, we have become prideful instead of grateful, arrogant instead of kind, and we can’t even agree on the simplest of things. We’re rotting from the inside out. We are slowly destroying ourselves. No one will need to become more powerful. They just need to wait for us to ruin our country on our own.
All of Russia's stuff is so old it hasn't been refurbished in years. Plus they have a GDP the size of my home state. As for China I'm sure they hold their cards close to them. As far as we know they have a quarter of the icbms that we do. And they have more Navy. Except at first glance it looks like they suck.
As a Scot, whose family left Scotland, to escape British rule..
I am honestly astounded, to see a fellow Scott, calling himself a Brit.
They didn't mention, there are 360 million people and 450 million guns in private hands. Our citizens are also a army and most are combat vets
No-one will beat America. Apart from Vietnam, and Afghanistan, and Somalia. And Britain, in 1812. And the Japanese in the Philippines in 1942.
You guys are family. US will always stand with Our brothers and sisters in Britain. World Peace costs we will do whatever we can.
We spend trillions of dollars on our government threw tax dollars. But personally I agree with it because of what it has produced. I don’t hear anyone complaining about the threat of being invaded. So I think it’s justified to spend trillions
People tend to forget the reason why we're able to spend so much is because the size of our economy. We only spend like 3.4% of our economy on the military.🇺🇸
" British" ?....sound Scottish to me ! Cheers from Canada !