Re: He's just jealous...

Because America is the most powerful nation from a military and economic standpoint? These factors hardly benefit the average joe and jane in America,

Unless the average joe and jane wanna blow things up in Muhammadan countries. Then it benefits you a lot.

his government spends far more on services to benefit the average person--such as universal health care--than America does,

Hardly so. His government spends far more to pay for bankers' and Greeks' expensive lifestyles.

since the majority of our tax dollars go to fund the Pentagon,

False, Dissident, and I've told you countless times

http://www.usfederalbudget.us/budget_pie_gs.php

As you can see, both Pensions and Health Care are bigger than Defense; and this is before Obamacare kicks in.

military tribunals rather than regular criminal trials for anyone simply accused of being a 'terrorist' or an 'enemy combatant,'

No longer so. Now they just drone you without any trial. It's more efficient anyway, and at least now it admits the fact that the trials are shams.