At some point we will not need the military any longer.....

[KansasVoter]

because no one will want to take over this country anyway!

At least we can save $700 Billion a year when that happens.

[Ozymanithrax]

1. It is not the 700 billion a year. It is the interest we pay on the money we borrow...

to spend that 700 billion a year that will kill us.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. But we will need them as long as we're an empire and must 'contain' our 'enemies'. Nobody's

wanted the US for anything in years!

[Sebastian Doyle]

3. We could save most of that money right now

If we only used the US military for its proper purpose. Which is defending the United States of America.

Unfortunately, the last time the military was used for that purpose was August 1945.

[Not Me]

4. If the military had to fund wars within its budget

and not via special appropriations, we wouldn't have the debt that we have; and we would not have as many wars going on.
Just sayin.

[niyad]

15. my favourite t-shirt and poster

"it will be a great day when our schools have all the money they need, and the air force has to hold a bake sale to buy a bomber"

http://www.northernsun.com/n/s/search.html

[slackmaster]

5. Maybe when a benevolent race of alien overlords lands and offers to protect us

[KansasVoter]

9. Big Brain!!

[slackmaster]

10. The Cannamits only wanted to serve Man

;-)

BTW, that actor is Richard Kiel, famous big guy.

[KansasVoter]

11. JAWS!

[slackmaster]

14. The same. My stepson got his autograph at the San Diego Car Show once

He seemed like a real nice guy.

[KansasVoter]

16. cool!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

6. But..but..we have to be protected from the mighty Taliban Navy.

Especially the nuclear powered aircraft carriers now being constructed in the secret caves in Afghanistan.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

7. Hell, who wants to take it over now? Kinda like buying a '53 Nash Rambler without an engine.

[bobbolink]

12. Or a Yugo gas cap.

[damntexdem]

8. Funny. But such a thing just doesn't happen.

No matter how poor the country. Consider Afghanistan.

[branders seine]

13. That point was in 1946 or so.