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40 sats \ 1 reply \ @kr OP 9 Apr \ parent \ on: What would happen if America stopped policing the world and cut military by 50%? Politics_And_Law
Do you mean cut military expenses by 50% or personnel/bases/equipment etc?
For the sake of this question, let's assume a 50% reduction in both
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 9 Apr
I think a drastic reduction in personnel/bases/equipment if it was done too quickly could be very destabilizing. While I don't like America policing the world, that is the current state of affairs and changing that abruptly could be dangerous.
Cutting expenses by 50% would also be a big change and likely affect some personnel/bases/equipment but also likely cut out a lot of waste and grift. I am not sure you could do it without affecting veterans benefits though which will be immensely politically unpopular.
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