Why do we need more money now in the military and at the height of the Cold War? Because we're not spending it on national defense. We're spending it on global domination. We have 800 bases abroad. The Chinese have one and a half. The Russians have one. You're scaring the shit out of me. Oh, I'm sorry. Anyway, that's all right. You mentioned something about how to grow an economy. The old economic principle was just what you said, increased productivity to. (27:21–27:28)
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Asserts that the U.S. has 800 military bases abroad, while China and Russia have significantly fewer.
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