We spend over $900 Billion a year to make sure we can wage war, but our State Department gets $40 Billion a year to even try to wage peace.

Mar 22, 2021 · 6:06 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
Well, fighter jets and aircraft carriers and stuff aren’t made of cheap machinery.
The US state department is not designed to wage peace Its primary function is to promote American Multinational Corporations overseas America is in the War making business
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Replying to @marwilliamson
The state dept tries to wage peace ? Since when ????
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The people who run the State dept are not interested in peace
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Replying to @marwilliamson
So... the warmongering side gets 940bil annually
Replying to @marwilliamson
The last half dozen or so Secs of State have waged precisely ZERO peace.
Replying to @marwilliamson
How many co sponsors did @TulsiGabbard NO MORE PRESIDENTIAL WARS ACT GET? Or how about Stop Arming Terrorists Act get? FA! What does that tell you?
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Replying to @marwilliamson
the common defense is about the only clearly enumerated power of the federal government in the constitution. General welfare much less so as it is tied to taxing power which is (supposed to be) very limited. try understanding the constitution and limited roles of federal govmt