After Congress passed the bill earlier this month, President Trump on Monday signed the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a $716 billion measure he called the “most significant investment in our military and our war-fighters in modern history.”
The bill marks a major increase in military spending, though it did not give President Trump the new Space Force that he sought. The bill also included amendments which limit the arming of terrorists in Syria, and generally limit participation in the Saudi invasion of Yemen.
The NDAA also includes substantial language aimed at forcing the military into better reporting of aspects of their assorted to wars to Congress. This is seen as particularly important clarification, because past reporting requirements from the 2018 version were largely not complied with.
Media reports are largely ignoring this, however, and instead are centering on claims that the bill is “weak on China” because it doesn’t crack down as heavily on Chinese cellphone company ZTE as some lawmakers wanted.
Should not we be a little ashamed of ourselves insisting other countries disarm while we spend over 700 billion dollars on arms Or is something going on that our government has never told us about
No, from the US viewpoint that’s perfectly okay because we are the exceptional nation, the shining city on the hill, blessed by god, with the founding fathers being American prophets.
E Pluribus Unum – Out of Many, ONE. Antichrist since 1776.
Spot on!
It’s pretty straightforward, the more money you give the military, the more patriotic you are, to most idiots.
$716 billion of proof that we have a peace president. One who is sorry we can’t expand our military to space.
Gotta love that picture of Trump with those troops. Notice the diversity amongst those troops? I bet that wasn’t on purpose. : )
That trump “peace train” is armored and bristling with every weapon under the sun.
“So you’re a bloated, out of control government entity which not only creates ill will but is also literally unaccountable and unauditable? Wait, you don’t actually benefit the average American in any way, do you?? Oh good. Hell yes we’ll give you more money! How much ya want?”