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Originally Posted by Frank_K
With the collapse of the USSR this lie was exposed as the so called ‘peace benefit’ we were all promised never materialized. Troops were not brought home from Europe and the overly large nuclear arsenal was reduced only marginally. US troop strength should have been reduced and the savings passed on to the public.
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Oh yes the "peace dividend" did indeed materialize. The "budget surplus" during the Clinton years came from cutting the military. All the social spendings remained the same while the military was gutted.
The Pentagon downsized dozens of bases across the US and all around the world. We cancelled many weapons projects aimed at our cold war enemies since they no longer exist. The military had to pick and choose what to put their money in, that's why you see the airforce has a tanker fleet that's 40+ years old and the navy's carrier groups cut down from 15 to 10.
I can go on and on, but you get my drift.
By the way there was a thread on instituting a draft already.