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That's what Trump wants the military budget to be. That's 50% higher than it is right now.

One more page from the fascist playbook: overdevelop the military, all the better to conquer with.

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
After long and difficult negotiations with Senators, Congressmen, Secretaries, and other Political Representatives, I have determined that, for the Good of our Country, especially in these very troubled and dangerous times, our Military Budget for the year 2027 should not be $1 Trillion Dollars, but rather $1.5 Trillion Dollars. This will allow us to build the "Dream Military" that we have long been entitled to and, more importantly, that will keep us SAFE and SECURE, regardless of foe. If it weren't for the tremendous numbers being produced by Tariffs from other Countries, many of which, in the past, have "ripped off" the United States at levels never seen before, I would stay at the $1 Trillion Dollar number but, because of Tariffs, and the tremendous Income that they bring, amounts being generated, that would have been unthinkable in the past (especially just one year ago during the Sleepy Joe Biden Administration, the Worst President in the History of our Country!), we are able to easily hit the $1.5 Trillion Dollar number while, at the same time, producing an unparalleled Military Force, and having the ability to, at the same time, pay down Debt, and likewise, pay a substantial Dividend to moderate income Patriots within our Country!
PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP
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Budget for the year 2027 should not be $1 Trillion Dollars, but rather $1.5 Trillion Dollars.

Yes, knocking over Brazil would be a considerable undertaking.

But, who is going to man all those weapons?

Graph, military applicants, by year.

https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/ThXgp/full.png

And Kegsbreath wants to eliminate the gays and women, making the pool of potential enlistees even smaller.

Steve...too old to be drafted

And Kegsbreath wants to eliminate the gays and women, making the pool of potential enlistees even smaller.

Steve...too old to be drafted

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Military enlistment is at an all time high.

Military enlistment is at an all time high.

Hardly. I added up the totals at this link, and got 163731. That is less than the graph I linked to shows for most of the 1990s.

FY25 Sees Best Recruiting Numbers in 15 Years

https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Arti...

I asked the net sifter for a specific number for 1995, for instance. It gave me "168,010 first-time enlistees"

In FY 2005, when our guys were being actively shot at in Bush's wars, enlistment dropped. The net sifter reports: "U.S. military enlisted over 150,000 non-prior service (NPS) recruits across all components" You remember what the Army was doing in those days. Extending tours in combat, shortening home rotations, lowering recruiting standards, to keep the pipeline full of cannon fodder.

And, in those days, a lot of enlistees were legal resident aliens, because it put them on a fast track to citizenship. The services don't do that anymore, because they're foreigners.

Steve

Military enlistment is at an all time high.

Not in reality, maybe in MAGAland. It's at a 13 year low.

https://usafacts.org/articles/is-military-enlistme...

take a gander

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