Nick Routledge@nick_routledge
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@gracie88888 “The state's largest firefighting helicopters are unavailable; they were deployed to Afghanistan.” endless war has an endless amount of negative side effects. #OregonFires #OregonIsBurning portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/479493-387403-oregon-governor-issues-emergency-fire-order-three-prisons-evacuated-pwoff

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Quoted byNot got enough already, soldier? Last year the U.S. spent almost as much as the next 10 militaries of the world, combined. Meanwhile, the West burns. Power politics: out of touch, out of date, out of order, out of it. https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2020/01/why-does-us-spend-so-much-defense/162657/