David Gewirtz has a thought about the awesome achievement of the American Presidency:
America has almost 3 million active and reserve military personnel. We spend almost $550 billion dollars each year on defense. According to the Federation of American Scientists, America has just about 5,000 nuclear warheads.
The United States Navy has about 300 ships, almost 4,000 aircraft, 71 submarines, and 11 aircraft carriers — each with more firepower than most nations. The United States has close to 9,000 battle-ready tanks. The United States Air Force has nearly 6,000 aircraft, 450 intercontinental ballistic missiles, and 32 satellites orbiting Earth under its direct control.
In other words, the United States has the most powerful military in the history of mankind.
And yet, every four to eight years, ultimate control of that incredible firepower changes hands — without a single shot being fired.
