13. Nobody cares.

   

What metric is this using to measure?

   

If that's how you quantify military strength we should be speaking Vietnamese right now.

But, you might want to read this and get back to us as to why your assessment of military power is the more accurate one.

http://www.businessinsider.com/these-ar ... -states-20

Oh, and I do realize it's an assessment from 2014 but I don't think it's changed all that much since then.

   

I own the Deathstar and am an army of one......I win.

   

   

Ahhh! THAT'S where ground zero is!

   

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You were saying?

   

The problem with making assessments based on budget is that the majority of the US military budget goes to salary, pensions, health care, and other benefits. All very pricey compared to places like Russia and China. A Chinese private, for example, earns about $155 a month. A new recruit in the US military makes close to $1600 a month. Canadian privates earn even more.

   

Actually the majority of the US's budget goes to Maintenance and operations, not personnel.


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http://www.businessinsider.com/how-the- ... ons-2015-8


Just remember not every country operates like Canada where they pay a good percentage of a minuscule budget in wages and pensions while completely neglecting things like procurement, operational spending and maintenance.

   

One box of duct tape, back in business.

   

You think all of these countries (maybe china excluded) compare to the U.S. in terms of military strength? And are superior?

Da fuck you smokin' bud?