Okay, I wrote a response but I deleted all but the following... I don't think me arguing with you guys about your military is productive lol.

I don't have all the facts and I won't claim to. My point was simple: The United States is the wealthiest country in the world. The money is there; there is just no excuse for a dismal school system. I know you guys and your army is like us and hockey; it's part of the culture and we're darn proud of it. But to me, allowing something as fundamental as an education system to decay while something like the military flourishes... It seems like priorities have gotten confused.

If anyone wants to flame me for my views on American military spending I'd be glad to go toe to toe on it, but lets do it in a thread about that, rather than in Lolo's thread. I apoligize for derailing the thread with my comment, the implications of which I did not consider.