First of all, what does it have to with Russia? When was the last time you looked at the map of the world? You know, there are other countries out there, not just China or Russia. Crazy, right?

We’re 19 trillion dollars in debt and have no business buying insanely-expensive airplanes that we don't need

China and Russia won't invade U.S.A.

— and F-22 and F-35

And? Is that something to be proud of? US has also spent,what, over a trillion to develop F-35? You know, often in life it’s not how much you spend on something, it’s what you get in return for your money.

Our poor have shiny toys in their pockets and hanging on their walls. With enough left over to buy tattoos and drugs.

US is the “richest nation”? No, US has Federal Reserve + Treasuries + USD. How else would you be able to be a trillion plus in the red every year and not default or collapse? And this is actually official US data, you just have to be able to find it and piece it together.

No, we don't actually.

No, we don’t, actually. The US is literally 15-20 years ahead of its closest competitors, militarily speaking, and the more we spend on things like this, the less we can invest in areas that we actually need to catch up to our competitors on.

If we wait another 10 years for the B51, then we will start to fall behind technologically.

And to maintain the position of USD as the world’s reserve currency, or in other words, the ability for the US to print USD at will.

The US military is responsible for the safety and the security of the world ? Don’t you think that’s a bit presumptuous ?

I am sure they know. They are just worried about their job security. Fear sells.

564 million per bomber? LMAO, at least a 1 billion apiece in the end. Better start selling those Treasuries beforehand or fire up that FedRes printing press :D

Hey there, that spending is “providing well-paid American jobs”. Or so the the unwashed masses are told :D

The fact we’ve upfucked our need for more duece dueces (F-22's) for some shitty overpriced new toy (F-35) instills confidence we’ll all be here bitching about how someone fucked up the B-21 in a half decades time. lol

Ditto...maybe spend it on our crumbling infrastructure???

I have zero faith in the pentagons ability to not turn this into a cluster fuck.

I’m all for cool planes and stuff (former Air Force), but jesus, STOP SPENDING SO MUCH MONEY ON THIS SHIT! Spend it somewhere else if you absolutely have to! We don’t NEED another damn plane right now.

If it’s replacing the B-52 then I’m wondering just how big it is. It looks like the B-2 but with what I’m presuming is 20-30 years worth of technological advancement on the inside.