>>713258147 (OP) >it costs 2 billion dollars to make one of these motherfuckers
imagine how many african children you could save from starvation with that amount of money...
>>713258251
Imagine how much money America could save if their military industrial complex wasn't a circlejerk of pentagon brass signing off on million dollar foam seats made by their buddies' companies in exchange for kickbacks and permanent 7 figure paychecks as "consultants"
>>713258251 >imagine how many african children you could save from starvation with that amount of money...
Judging by how much charity money they burn on nothing? None.
>>713258251
i sometimes wonder unironically how much more effective it would be if instead of spending trillions on weapons america would just pay their adversaries to leave them alone. like you see footage of a predator drone launching a $500000 missile at some random terrorist with an ak wandering around in the desert. you probably could have paid that guy $10k to drop his gun and fuck off and go retire as the wealthiest man in his village instead.
>>713260908
Not exactly what you're talking about but >(Reuters) - Tens of millions of U.S. dollars in cash were delivered by the CIA in suitcases, backpacks and plastic shopping bags to the office of Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai for more than a decade, according to the New York Times, citing current and former advisers to the Afghan leader. >The so-called "ghost money" was meant to buy influence for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) but instead fuelled corruption and empowered warlords, undermining Washington's exit strategy from Afghanistan, the newspaper quoted U.S. officials as saying. >"The biggest source of corruption in Afghanistan", one American official said, "was the United States."
>>713260908
It wouldn't work. Think about the incentives, anon. Then everyone would be motivated to act up as a big bad terrorist until they get their cash offer. It's why they can't be negotiated with; you just encourage future terrorists.