We helped Israel gain nuclear weapons behind the non-proliferation treaty for years and are now beating Iran with the treaty and demanding that they don't proceed with nuclear weapon development.
"Pre-emptive war" is nuts. We need to disassemble our military. The world is such that economics create a continuous unit. For example, if China invaded Taiwan, China's stock market would crash and they'd enter a massive economic depression.
Same would go for anyone attacking us. Attacking another country is like stabbing yourself in the foot these days.
Also, the use of money for these things is absolutely absurd. NIH budget is being slashed. We give more money in support to Israel than the ENTIRE National Science Foundation.
Our priorities are absolutely screwed up. There is a diplomatic solution. Saying that there isn't is the last resort of the incompetent.
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