Don't latest budget priorities -- Pentagon up, children down -- prove the U.S. is a failed state?

[villager]

And if that's the case, how does that change our political strategizing, or our sense of what's to be done next?

[Brickbat]

1. I have to say I spend a lot of time sitting back and wondering what sort of finger-pointing would

go on in U.S. intelligence, diplomatic and media circles if our budget were attributed to another country. Like the USSR. It boggles.

[villager]

2. Perfect analogy. We'd extrapolate on how long until said state collapsed

...as we analyzed the prioritizing of military adventurism over taking care of its citizens.

I wonder how long other intelligence services are giving us? :shrug:

[EC]

3. Yep, that 's what

third world countries do...give all their money to the military to control the people they are starving.

[Zoeisright]

4. Definitely. This country has failed.

And is rapidly becoming third world.

[provis99]

5. America failed.

I'm just waiting for the barbarians to come knocking at the gates. Maybe they can save us from ourselves.