Missile/Drone Intercept by U.S. Navy Destroyer in Red Sea Shows Why We Need a Bigger Navy

The USS Carney, a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer in the northern Red Sea, on Thursday shot down multiple missiles and drones launched by Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen that the Pentagon said were potentially headed toward targets in Israel.

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/us-navy-destroyer-red-sea-185700181.html

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How long before state sponsored terrorists launch missiles or drones directly at the United States by concealing them on ships, possibly even hijacking ships on the high seas and using them as platforms to launch such attacks?

It's clear that a bigger navy is needed to intercept such attacks anywhere near our coastlines as well as to be continuously on station near hostile nations, such as Iran and North Korea.

We also need our national missile defense system to encompass protecting our southern border should terrorists smuggle such weapon platforms into Mexico.

After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Bush administration reached out to Hollywood screen writers to envision scenarios in which terrorist attacks might occur against the United States because of the alleged lack of imagination in our national security aparatus. 🤔

Let's not wait for another terrorist attack on our soil before we engage in prepardedness to help thwart such attacks.

We need a trillion dollar national defense budget... NOW!

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SomeMichGuy · M

Then we need universal single-payer health to help pay for that.

beckyromero · 36-40, FVIP

@SomeMichGuy

Glad you're onboard.

The U.S. defense budget for FY 2023 is $800 billion. For those who are mathematically challenged, that's $200 billion short of $1 trillion annually.

And there's a 2018 study that says switching to a single-payer health insurance system would save about $200 billion annually.

https://thedo.osteopathic.org/2018/07/its-time-for-a-single-payer-health-care-system-in-the-us-heres-why/

SomeMichGuy · M

@beckyromero I think that's the tip of the iceberg. If we

• get rid of structures interposed between a doctor and the patient's access to care (HMO's, PPO's, etc.),

• regulate profits people can make on the sickness, treatment & death of others,

• retrain and retask all the useless administrative positions from the HMOs, etc., and even more useless positions of people filling out insurance forms (a huge increase in productivity and a huge decrease in useless overhead),

• get people to understand their personal good health is a public duty (incl. via $ incentives),

• use gym class/PE to help teach people habits for long-term healthy living...

we can significantly decrease our costs of healthcare.

beckyromero · 36-40, FVIP

@SomeMichGuy

get people to understand their personal good health is a public duty (incl. via $ incentives),

Except incentives often turn into "punishments."

Like if you get a hybrid, you get to drive alone in the car pool lane. i.e. "incentive"

If you don't (regardless of affordability), then you get stuck in the regular traffic lanes. i.e. "punishment." Even though your tax dollars went to built and pave those car pool lanes.

SomeMichGuy · M

@beckyromero

People already pay higher or lower prices for normal life insurance based upon age, sex, smoking history, health screening.

This is not a new idea.

If you want to get Jethro to be goaded into understanding the social aspects of health, what better way? "My body my choice" is killing our longevity and raising our healthcare costs.

beckyromero · 36-40, FVIP

@SomeMichGuy

People already pay higher or lower prices for normal life insurance based upon age, sex, smoking history, health screening.

So how about when you go to Kroger for a pound of coffee, the store charges YOU more for than the next person in line. No matter coupons, store card, etc. YOU will pay more because, I don't know, you have blonde hair.

Don't be a Bloomberg!