While I disagree with Pope Francis on many things, I find myself in agreement with him on many other issues as well; like war and who it really serves.
Both political parties in the US have been far too eager to rely on military might and while there are many reasons for our military involvement abroad, I firmly believe that Pope Francis has explained it perfectly. In our current political landscape, money talks and nobody outspends the US Military Complex. Check out this chart detailing the military industrial complex spending from 2007 – 2017. Maybe it is time to rethink our military spending? It looks like we have plenty of money to invest in things like infrastructure, education and even paying down our deficit.
Source: USgovernementspending.com
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