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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Dope1   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: I must need to drink more Kool-aid
Date: 05/04/25 11:21 PM
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se. The EU and the rest of the OECD have a higher combined GDP than we do. Collectively they have higher military expenditures than we do.

Ahhh, the capable European militaries. The Germans are planning to deploy some troops to…Lithuania…I believe.

Care to guess when that’s going to happen? The answer to that should tell you something about European defense expenditures.

And we rely on them as partners in a host of endeavors, from sharing of intelligence and military installations to cooperation in establishing and enforcing all of the international treaties and agreements that allow us so much wealth.

Remind me. Whose troops man all those military installations and whose Navy guards the seas and whose spy satellites supply much of the intel? This isn’t nearly as strong a case as you think it is.

Look, I’ve said a dozen times I wouldn’t have done it this way. But you guys seriously need to study Europe more.
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