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To: tejek who wrote (267603)	1/20/2006 6:00:14 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573004

The U.S.S.R. went bankrupt after spending 40% of national income on the military. President George Bush's administration will spend a staggering $419.3 billion US on the military this fiscal year. I notice how there is a percentage for the USSR but not for the US. The percent for the US would be more like 4% than 40% but what's an order of magnitude between friends...

To: tejek who wrote (267603)	1/20/2006 6:47:03 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573004

Ted, I just saw an ad for the new, $115-million F-22 Raptor stealth fighter, trumpeting how its radar can "intercept communications of insurgents." Using a $115-million aircraft to listen to cellphone calls by a bunch of jihadis in Waziristan staggers the imagination. Unbelievable. Though I like the F-22 for its "gee whiz" factor, I can't figure out why we're spending any more money on that plane. What, is China now threatening America's dominance of the skies? Tenchusatsu