It does not waste lives if there is not a war. Building a strong military is not a waste of money because it is for the important goal protecting the nation.
But there are wars. Two of them, in fact, plus you're bombing several more countries on top of that. Not to mention, the straight up bloat that is very clearly not serving any purpose whatsoever other than to waste money. Foreign bases, for example. There are zero threats to the US that are countered by US soldiers sitting around and doing nothing in places like Germany and Japan. The only people who actually benefit from such an arrangement are the private hardware suppliers. The good old military-industrial complex, in other words. Though again, I'm sure they and their lobbyists totally aren't the real reason the US government approves hundreds of billions of dollars expanding the military, all while crying "we can't afford it" whenever the issue of universal heathcare comes up.
True, Saudi Arabia does fund terrorism and mosques and they are also responsible for Khashogi’s death. However the arms deal does not directly contribute to their funding of terrorism and mosques because it is giving arms, not money. And the death of Khashogi has hurt America’s relations with Saudi Arabia.
Are you fucking stupid? Of course selling weapons to the guys who supply terrorists contributes to terrorism. No to mention, you know pretty much all of the Saudi's wealth comes from selling oil to the US, right? Guess where the money they're giving to terrorists ultimately comes from. That's right, America.
But it is lives of private mercenaries not American troops. In the long run, it will cause there to be less taxes for wars if private companies are fighting the wars for us.
It's still Americans dying in a war. I'd love to know how you think mercs will somehow be cheaper. You know the US government is paying them for their services, right? That's how mercs make money. Surely you don't think paying and outfitting soldiers is somehow a profitable activity in and of itself, right?
Well if South Korea renegotiated a trade agreement, China and India will eventually follow.
Yeah, right. I don't know if you realise this, but South Korea is a fellow first world country. South Korean sweatshops aren't really a thing nowadays in the first place.
It was the Big Banks that were responsible for the Great Depression and the 2008 recession. The 2018 Bank Deregulation Bill deregulated the small banks. The regulations of the Dodd-Frank Act is still in place for the largest banks.
Assuming you're not wrong or outright lying, you're still not paying attention. Financial deregulation is bad. Deregulating just small banks is less bad than deregulating all banks, but that doesn't mean it's not bad.