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Both my missile and parade are bigger then yours, so there!!!!

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It seems that Trump is going to have our military put on a big show for the North Koreans to show them that not only his missile bigger than theirs, but so is his parade. It will cost us millions and do what, nothing for the country. Trump complains that the military doesn't have enough money and then makes them waste what they have. Complete stupidity and for what. to show NK up. Even just planning this fiasco is too much time wasted.
 
independentusa said:
It seems that Trump is going to have our military put on a big show for the North Koreans to show them that not only his missile bigger than theirs, but so is his parade. It will cost us millions and do what, nothing for the country. Trump complains that the military doesn't have enough money and then makes them waste what they have. Complete stupidity and for what. to show NK up. Even just planning this fiasco is too much time wasted.
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I would love to see the Republican congress give him the money for this. It will make 2018 mid term elections that much sweeter when the Republicans lose the house and senate if this happens. Oh we don't have ANY money for the ACA or social programs, but we have enough money to throw a multi-million dollar parade to do........NOTHING.
 
Praxas said:
I would love to see the Republican congress give him the money for this. It will make 2018 mid term elections that much sweeter when the Republicans lose the house and senate if this happens. Oh we don't have ANY money for the ACA or social programs, but we have enough money to throw a multi-million dollar parade to do........NOTHING.
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The troops will paid the same regardless if they do a parade or not.The costs will be the fuel to get them and any non-military personal it might require. So I can't imagine it costing multi-millions for the parade.

That said having been a soldier the one thing I know soldiers hate doing is this ceremonial bull**** for the top brass. Because it isn't just showing up to the parade and marching in it. Its the countless rehearsals, uniform inspections and other nonsense that goes on.
 
jamesrage said:
The troops will paid the same regardless if they do a parade or not.The costs will be the fuel to get them and any non-military personal it might require. So I can't imagine it costing multi-millions for the parade.

That said having been a soldier the one thing I know soldiers hate doing is this ceremonial bull**** for the top brass. Because it isn't just showing up to the parade and marching in it. Its the countless rehearsals, uniform inspections and other nonsense that goes on.
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Yes, I'm sure there will be no costs for security, no costs for the city and repair of the roads later. :roll: Also, fuel costs for something like this are not trivial or cheap since this won't be small. Trump will make sure it is BIG and COSTLY.

All in all, a waste of time and money just to stroke Trump's ego because no one around the world cares.
 
jamesrage said:
The troops will paid the same regardless if they do a parade or not.The costs will be the fuel to get them and any non-military personal it might require. So I can't imagine it costing multi-millions for the parade.

That said having been a soldier the one thing I know soldiers hate doing is this ceremonial bull**** for the top brass. Because it isn't just showing up to the parade and marching in it. Its the countless rehearsals, uniform inspections and other nonsense that goes on.
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The reports are 8-11 mil. I don't find that inconsequential...do you?
 
independentusa said:
It seems that Trump is going to have our military put on a big show for the North Koreans to show them that not only his missile bigger than theirs, but so is his parade. It will cost us millions and do what, nothing for the country. Trump complains that the military doesn't have enough money and then makes them waste what they have. Complete stupidity and for what. to show NK up. Even just planning this fiasco is too much time wasted.
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Yeah, but come on. Anyone who has come to know Trump will know that he was completely dazzled by the parade he saw in Paris. So of course he wants one here too. It's just so him: big, flashy, spectacle. The celebrity reality TV show star and host of Miss America can't refuse that. Heck, he might even have the Rockettes on the sidelines.
 
Middle_Ground said:
The reports are 8-11 mil. I don't find that inconsequential...do you?
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8 to 11 million is a **** load of money to me. 8 to 11 million to the federal government isn't squat.To the federal government that kind of money amounts to the loose pocket change you find in the sofa or the pennies and dimes you find on a sidewalk.
 
Compared to the real damage Trump does, this is minor. It's like Fox and Friends getting hot and bothered about Obama's taste in mustard. If he wants to strut around and watch a parade, it's fine with me.
 
jamesrage said:
The troops will paid the same regardless if they do a parade or not.The costs will be the fuel to get them and any non-military personal it might require. So I can't imagine it costing multi-millions for the parade.

That said having been a soldier the one thing I know soldiers hate doing is this ceremonial bull**** for the top brass. Because it isn't just showing up to the parade and marching in it. Its the countless rehearsals, uniform inspections and other nonsense that goes on.
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You do realize that they will have to transport all of the vehicles and then replace the entire road surface after the parade. It is a lot more than just the cost of the soldiers pay.
 
Middle_Ground said:
The reports are 8-11 mil. I don't find that inconsequential...do you?
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Actually the cost in 1991 was 8 million by the military and then at least 5 million more from private sources. Estimate is over 22 million just for the military in today's dollars.
 
I'm OK with the parade if Trump dresses accordingly...

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independentusa said:
You do realize that they will have to transport all of the vehicles and then replace the entire road surface after the parade. It is a lot more than just the cost of the soldiers pay.
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When I was a mech infantry soldier(11M) we rode and drove in tracked vehicles on paved roads all the time and the roads did not need replacing. The bottom of the tracks shoes have rubber on them to prevent damage to the roads. It doesn't matter if its a M113, M2 Bradley, M1 Abrams or some other tracked vehicle. If that rubber did not prevent damage to the roads then the streets and military moterpool would be needing replacing all the time.

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