YES! And Sec. Hagel’s proposed budget is a good start.
94%
NO! There are too many threats to pull back from defense.
6%
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Definately a good start. It was the reduction of military expenditure that allowed Clinton to balance the budget.
As to threats, I think we need to focus at home on wack jobs like Ted Nugent.
I always thought of America as the good guy the holder of the torch of fairness,freedom,democracy the people who stand up for whatever is right. The military industrial complex is becoming a rouge fascist entity that is destroying our reputation and integrity to where we are wanting to rule the world wether we the people want to or not
Yes, it's a start, but we all know nearly everything related to defense is now in the hands of contractors who continue to bleed us dry with not a lot to show for it.
Call me a dreamer, but if the brilliant engineers working for all these contractors/MIC turned their creative talents toward improvments to save the earth, instead of 50 ways to destroy humanity and the planet...then you would really have something of note.
Eisenhower was absolutely correct when he warned against the power of the military-industrial complex. Sadly, so many people still do not know the huge amount of $$$ that are disappearing in unknown coffers without any accountability whatsoever. If Congress asked for a real audit, it actually cannot be done it is SO out of control. The very fabric of our economy is in deep peril when acc. to the War Resister's League, greater than 47% of our entire U.S. budget for 2014 goes for current and past military spending. Our endless wars are NOT making us safer. In fact, the U.S. is the #1 supplier of arms around the world, fueling endless conflicts. What could we do if we cut the budget by half and realize $700 Billion or more dollars? How about free healthcare for all, free schooling including college?, infrastructure repair, cities of the future w/ latest transportation, new energy grids, alternative energy subsidies, etc, etc...... If you don't believe it can be done, check Germany for all the above. My relatives love it!!