do you think the us should not spend as much on defence.
2007-03-10 16:39:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I think it should spend more if it wants to keep ahead of China...
2007-03-11 01:13:42 · answer #1 · answered by Tropango 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank the Republican party for always overspending on the defense budget.
I served in the Navy during the Clinton administration, and it was fine. The repubs who walk around saying that Clinton destroyed the military because of reduced spending have not a clue.
2007-03-11 00:46:20 · answer #2 · answered by powhound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Defense wins championships. We are champions of the world!!!!
Compared to GDP we don't overspend. Also, a big part of what we spend on "defense" is paid for veterans benefits. In other countries these benefits would already be part of the budget and fall under social spending. Think of health care for soldiers on active duty. In countries like France that would be part of the national health care budget. Here it is considered defense spending.
When you start to look at what actually gets spent on equipment and soldiers we really don't sped as much as most people think we do.
2007-03-11 00:53:57 · answer #3 · answered by Pooky Bear the Sensitive 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The bible shows that a country with a strong military will be able to keep the peace with its neighbors. I believe our military should be stronger. However, the budget would have to increase for that. The military budget will roughly equal what businesses get taxed on their profits.
2007-03-11 03:39:30 · answer #4 · answered by Joshua F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
historically, we spend very little at on our Defence budget compared to our GDP. So no, i don't
2007-03-11 00:45:02 · answer #5 · answered by arkainisofphoenix 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
learn to spell.
buggets is BUDGETS
2007-03-11 01:13:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
With some of it we could buy a D
buDgets
2007-03-11 00:47:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, our defense is our best offense-sorry for the cliche...
2007-03-11 00:46:39 · answer #8 · answered by Just A Guy... 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋