Originally posted by SteveDaPirate
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The US is a wealthy nation and we can afford a world class military, but don't kid yourself, killing off Medicaid and other safety net programs to buy gold plated toilet seats and Orbital Death Rays for the DOD will end up resulting in the death of more US citizens, not less.
If the goal is to keep your kids and relatives safe, giving the DOD a bottomless bucket of funding at the expense of social programs is counterproductive.
Due to fortuitous geography, featuring smaller neighbors and gigantic moats, I am quite confident no battalions of Godless Foreigners will come calling anytime soon. Our position is so defensible we could slash our military funding to a fraction of its current level without leaving ourselves open to invasion.
... it is important to understand that the US military is built as an expeditionary foreign policy tool rather than a defensive bulwark against barbarian hordes waiting across the border.
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