Current Events > Biden says lets increase defense spending by 31 BILLION.

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President Joe Bidens proposed fiscal year 2023 Pentagon budget includes $813 billion in spending for national defense, a 4% increase of $31 billion from the spending package signed into law earlier this month.
The Biden administrations defense budget remains focused on China as the primary strategic challenge, with an emphasis on strengthening European security in light of the threat posed by Russias invasion of Ukraine.
If you look across the board at their capability, their economy, China remains our most challenging strategic threat. Thats what the strategy says, thats what the budget says, a senior defense official told reporters ahead of the budget release.
The Biden administrations proposal includes $773 billion in funding specifically for the Pentagon in the coming year. Congress, which will ultimately set spending levels for the federal government, is likely to boost that figure higher, just as it did in the fiscal year 2022 spending package.
Republicans quickly responded to the Pentagons budget rollout by arguing it wasnt enough for the US military in the face of Russias attack on Ukraine and Chinas military investments. Liberal Democrats, however, criticized the Biden administration for ramping up the defense budget at all.
While the 2023 budget proposal was crafted before Russia invaded Ukraine last month, the Biden administrations defense budget recognizes the acute threat posed by Russia, Defense Department budget documents say. Russia is pursuing a political, economic and military strategy that seeks to fracture NATO, the Pentagon said.
The defense budget includes $6.9 billion in funding for a European Deterrence Initiative intended to counter Russian aggression and support Ukraine funding that the White House touted in a fact sheet rolling out the entire federal budget proposal on Monday.
In the fiscal year 2022 spending bill approved last month, Congress passed a $13.6 billion supplemental funding bill to provide security assistance to Ukraine and help resupply the Ukrainians with weapons.
Its virtually impossible to estimate how long the war between Russia and Ukraine will last, making it incredibly difficult to know whether the US will provide more in security assistance to Kyiv. The US has added thousands of troops to eastern Europe on temporary deployments to bolster NATOs eastern flank.
The hard question is whether this is going to last for a short time or a long time, the official said. I would certainly say that it is possible that there will be a supplemental for Ukraine.
Additional security assistance bills for Ukraine would also require congressional action. Pentagon comptroller Michael McCord suggested to reporters Monday that an additional supplemental for Ukraine was likely later this year.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/28/politics/defense-budget-biden-administration/index.html

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It is funny the Dems do this stuff. And then have Republicans talk about how they are weak on this area. So messing over their base, for something that Republicans will still beat them on. And for what.

Biden did that

Last year they gave the DoD 36 billion more than requested, and people are throwing a fit over NASA getting a total of 26 billion.

This is such a disaster

Republicans claim its not enough.

Dems claim its too much.

I wonder why it's not being directed at combating the plague of right wing nationalism that is sweeping the nation.

We're always gonna be in debt lol

Were_Wyrm posted...

and people are throwing a fit over NASA getting a total of 26 billion.

Where's our goddamn orbital death rays, NASA?

Fuck this shit. God I wish this country would just fall apart already so maybe we could replace it with something better.

I can't afford a house or healthcare but thank fuck we're increasing military spending

i wonder how much of this will go to veteran care

Finally, we have more funds to drone strike brown people. Nature is healing

this is sarcasm mods

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/2/2/AAZ-nTAAAiIu.jpg

aint gonna be much worth defending much longer

How much was spent to help the homeless?

When you max a credit card just get 5 more and max those too.

the same vicious fucking cycle...we coulda had Bernie!!!!

So essentially a decrease? 4% isn't going to cover inflation.

Post 5 makes a good point. We need a shit ton of money dedicated to fixing the problem that is right wing nationalism.

Neat.

Russia has shown that you can have the most bootleg, dollar store military around but the world will still be scared of them due to nukes alone.

ComfortablySad posted...

So essentially a decrease? 4% isn't going to cover inflation.

Not sure tbh
Historically it's around 2%, but obviously we're in a bit of an outlier and this is next year's budget. It's probably an estimate of what inflation will actually be.

One place that needs to be cut and they increase it. US politicians have caused more damage to the country than any outside force ever could

Scintillant posted...

This is such a disaster

Better than being invaded or attacked which would potentially be a bigger disaster

I mean, the increase doesn't even beat inflation. It's not really much

Personally I'd like to see the money we already spent on defense be used better. But this is a mix of extra shit for Ukraine and added money to make Republicans happy and hopefully get some of his more liberal stuff passed.

I mean, defense is more important right now than it has been since the cold war, for much the same reason.

How about some fucking healthcare?