Thread: If you could change ONE thing about the world, what would it be?
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Old 05-21-2004, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by fatboy
Remove all troops from all foreign countries and protect this one. If everyone else wants to go to hell in a handbasket, we can make ourselves rich by selling them the technology to get there, and rich again by selling them the technology to rebuild their societies. It's a win-win for us, with no downside. Right now, it's a lose-lose situation with nothing but downside.
Well, the number of unemployed would rise incredibly, since the US wouldn't need many ground forces anymore. And what about military spending being a big economical boost? ;)
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