Our missile strike in Syria could have fed ~25,000 hungry children for a year.
~59 missiles @ 1mil each
$200/mo for food
= 24583 children could have food reliably for an entire year.
War is the biggest waste of our wealth we have.
@blurredweasel The missiles were already bought and don't cost less to sit in the launch tubes. And there is the question of whether paying for food for the poor stops rogue states using chemical weapons on civilians. It is difficult, really, to do a prove comparison for such different things.
@rochelimit I'm not against all military. That's a fantasy utopia, but the Trump admin has whipsawed their policies back & forth, presented no coherent plan, didn't consult any other rest of the world (appropriate when "punishing" an international law violation for WMD), and then Tillerson came out with "You should not in any way extrapolate that [the strikes] changed our policy or posture on Syria in any way."
So what are we doing? Is there a plan? What are we achieving?
@blurredweasel Oh, Trump has no plan whatsoever, and that scares me a lot. I am sure he just saw the TV news and flip flopped as usual. The man has no plan, no ideals beyond making money, no military understanding beyond lashing out at Syria. I don't disagree with the missiles as such yet, but a plan would be nice. Well, essential.