VP Pence Lays Out Trump's Vision For Establishing a US Space Force (nbcnews.com)

Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday laid out details for President Donald Trump's proposed new branch of the U.S. military responsible for protecting national security in outer space. From a report: In a speech at the Pentagon, Pence said the new Space Force would be established by 2020. "As President Trump has said, in his words, it is not enough to merely have an American presence in space -- we must have American dominance in space. And so we will," Pence said. "Space is, in his words, a war-fighting domain just like land and air and sea." He added, "History proves that peace only comes through strength, and in the realm of outer space, the United States Space Force will be that strength in the years ahead." The Space Force would ultimately become the sixth branch of the U.S. Armed Forces and would be equal to the other five, Pence said. The Department of Defense has prepared a report laying out the phases of creating the new branch, which will ultimately have to be reviewed and approved by Congress.

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Re:America, fuck yeah

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hell yes, we will kick commie ass in space too

Some idiots in America have learned nothing from getting a serious ass kicking in Vietnam. Especially idiots that went to the New York military academy and got out of service in Vietnam because of a bone spur. The problem is that the more block headed idiots get into power and think that mere economic and military power alone will solve what are essentially social and political issues the more things get fucked up. Somehow I seriously doubt that having a military force in space will do anything to advance the human race as a species.

Here in Canada we are finally coming to the conclusion that Sir John A MacDonald was a racist asshole that did little other than screw up what could have been a wonderful land of plenty with room and resources for all. In the US we have a new moron believing that sending the seventh cavalry into orbit to hunt down those pesky alien space injins will bring peace and economic security. Fscking bunch of morons we have elected that cannot see the forest for the fucking trees. We either start to take care of this planet and all life on it or we will never advance beyond the boundary of the earths atmosphere. Perhaps it is part of the evolution of intelligent life to come to the conclusion that advancement must include stewardship of all life that is bound to the origin planet or there will be no chance of advancement. In essence we either advance beyond aggression and war or die out as a species because of a lack of intelligence to see the obvious solutions to our shared problems.