> From: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg> > Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2023 08:11:01 -0700 (PDT) > > https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/09/08/the-pentagon-is-the-elephant-in-the-climate-activist-room/ > > and "The United States is not only fueling the current climate > crisis > but it is also funding it at our expense and peril. The Pentagon > uses up 64% of our government�s discretionary spending (which > includes things like education and healthcare). We are spending our > money that could fund social programs into the continuation of > climate disaster." There are a lot of downsides to a large military. In a few years, with its national debt, the United States won't be able to afford it, anyway.