When asked if the United States should have a military parade to show off it's might, the President of the time, Dwight Eisenhower responded:  "Absolutely not.  We are the pre-eminent power on Earth.  For us to try to imitate what others are doing would make us appear weak." 

What this in reality is about is spending what must be a truly gargantuan amount of money unnecessarily showing off.  And coincidentally at the same time thousands, millions of our own people - so many of them veterans, are starving and out in the cold. As in - there are better ways to spend the dough. Anyway, the Eisenhower prez thought it unnecessary to have a military parade. What a wuss. Thankfully these days we are not burdened by such......dignity, even simple common sense. Don't know about the rest of you but darnit, I think we all owe a hearty pat-on-the back to our friend and Fuhrer Adolph Trump. Thanks, and Sig Heil for finding still another way to show the world how teensy your dick is. And what a shithole country you've made the place. For me and for now, it's back to watching the Olympics. And while I'm not, you know, absolutely certain - I swear some of the USA team members have names sounding suspiciously oriental. I'm about positive I saw a Negro on our speed skating team. We have at least one Mexican wearing the colors, I know that. Oh, and there was a USA skater being interviewed and unless I'm mistaken he sounded..... effeminate. I think he may even be a homo. Seriously. If we're not careful our Country might start looking like some weird melting pot of cultures and colors and beliefs and whatnot. Yep, we simply MUST get that wall built. They're takin' over.