The 2008 Defense Budget is $600 billion more than 50% of the discretionary budget and more than federal spending on all other areas including alternative energy, children's health care, education, the environment, homeland security, etc. This $600 billion does not include any funds for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is also more than Russia, China, the Axis of evil and other potential threats combined.
2007-11-29 23:28:21 · 4 answers · asked by warwiz 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
If you're going to force a a debate in this section you better bring facts with you.
I'm out'a here!
2007-11-29 23:46:04 · answer #1 · answered by 2nd AD/ 4th ID 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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The total defense budget is only 4% of GDP. That is low, compared to the 70's, 80' s and early 90's.
2007-11-29 23:39:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Which is why we can go to the other side of the world and get the bad guys in their homeland. No other military on Earth can project power the way we can.
2007-11-30 00:13:12 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We're at war! It isn't peacetime. Sorry you missed that memo.
2007-11-30 04:52:05 · answer #4 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋