Why?
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Why are we heading towards cutting $500,000,000,000 from domestic needs, to fuel the biggest military buildup since the 1940's?
The US, Canada, and UK have all announced they are preparing major wartime footing in the past 48 hours
1) The Pentagon has been holding talks with executives from companies like GM, Ford, GE Aerospace, and Oshkosh about using their factory capacity and personnel to boost production of munitions, drones, and other military equipment. Defense Secretary Hegseth has framed this as putting manufacturing on a "wartime footing."
2) In December, eligible men ages 18 to 26 will be automatically registered for the Selective Service draft pool, a change included in the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act that Trump signed in December 2025. The Trump administration has refused to rule out reinstating the draft.
3) The administration is requesting $1.5 trillion for defense in fiscal year 2027. The first time base budget defense spending has passed the $1 trillion mark, representing a 50%% increase. The OMB director described this as necessary for "paradigm-shifting investments" to allow the industrial base to "double and triple capabilities."
4) Troops and equipment continue to be airlifted to the ME daily. Troops on standby to invade Cuba, and strikes have intensified again in Central America with yet another boat bombed today.
5) The Pentagon released an updated policy in March reframing veterans in the Individual Ready Reserve from a last resort to a "mobilization asset," stating that deliberate plans should account for IRR use, "especially in plans for full mobilization." Task & Purpose Congress also directed the military to conduct a 21st-century mass mobilization exercise. The first since a 1978 Cold War exercise.The Trump mania for wars, which started with Venezuela, continued through Iran and will likely target Cuba, Greenland, and God knows where else next, is now beginning the gear up for what? World War 3. ?
