Republicans, will you admit this is true?

Question

Will you admit that the United States spends too much on our military? While having a nine trillion dollar National Debt that grows 1.49 billion dollars per day, 40% of tax receipts go for our military. We spend more than all other countries combined. We have bases all over the world that we can't afford. Why do we continue to keep troops in Japan, Korea, Germany, Spain, etc.?
When will other countries step up and provide their own protection?

I'm not saying we don't need a strong defense, just that we can't afford the one we have today.

Answer 1

Almost $500 billion a year, to be exact.

It should be emphasized that we spend more on our military than the rest of the world combined. This fact is astronomical.

We need to decommission half of our bases around the world immediately and keep only the most strategically important ones. We don't need bases in the countries of our allies, especially ones who can take care of themselves. If they want us there still, they should at least help foot the bill.

We need to take care of our domestic needs and protect our borders before policing the rest of the world.

Answer 2

Sunday Venezuela & Russia are working on measures to remove Democracy in their nations. Chavez if he alters his term limits as his mentor Castro did. Putin is placing a puppet Government and slating himself as Prime Minister. In charge. China is Republic alright, as long as it suits them. They just held the 13th Annual Communist Convention there. Appointed a next in line to "President" as long as he maintains Communism principles. Japan has a new Prime Minister. The US does not know where he stands. Germany & Spain we protect and rightfully so. What they do to keep Europe in line we can not.
Korea has two factions. North is still volatile. Maybe no nucs but some one gave Syria ones that said made in??

The United States is protecting herself. And when you compare we will spend over a billion dollars to find a President is our safety worth less? Where does that money go? Sandwiches?

edit: And the last Democrat President deflated the military budget and even tried to close Pearl Harbor. Just after Clinton left September 11, 2001. How much money do you place on those 3,000 lives ? DO NOT give me Bush killer I shall counter
http://www.nysun.com/article/48926 4,417 dead under Clinton
WHAT do Democrats have to say for themselves?

Answer 3

Oh, he's a Republican very nicely. All it takes to be a Republican is to envision your brains on the door, sign up on the election place of work as Republican and then do merely what the RNC and massive employer tells you to do. he's already accomplished all that. i think of what you will have meant to ask became into "Do genuine >conservatives< admit that Bush isn't any conservative?" And the respond to that query is a convincing, unqualified confident. There are virtually no actual conservatives in government anymore, notably in the two important political events.

Answer 4

I am not Republican, but I think America spends too much on Defense.

I wish that more of the Defense Budget went towards military salaries, because as a former military person, I know they are grossly underpaid.

Answer 5

No. The military and defense of the country are really the only constitutional duties of the government. All of the rest of what they do can be stripped away but not those.


If you do not want to live by our constitution though you are free to move to any of the dozen other countries that do not have militarys that we protect.

I don't think we can afford not to have the best and most powerful military on the planet.

Answer 6

The money spent on the military is more like a revolving door. So it is hard to say if it is too much. Military spending pretty much gets spent in the U.S. All the ships, planes, tanks,bullets, guns , uniforms, etc etc etc are made in USA by US citizens. If those citizens would quit buying made in China crap we wouldnt need military spending to keep our manufacturing economy in business. Military spending snowballs. The guy working at the ammo plant goes buys a new Ford F150 so Ford hires another worker who has money to buy his daughter a prom dress and rent a limo the limo driver pays for a new swing set and on and on. All those people pay taxes on the money. Basic Reagan nomics. which despite Democratic whining government spending that goes to corporations instead of lazy bums has a snowballing effect which generates additional tax revenues.

Answer 7

While I take your point about the seemingly excessive foreign aid we spread around in some cases, largely I think you've missed on this one. The primary role of the federal Government is to provide our National Defense. This is, in fact, exactly where our federal tax dollars should go. The real issue is whether all of the other spending, such as the countless entitlement programs we now support, is appropriate or not. Also, as a percent of our GDP, Military spending is lower now than it has been since World War II. Let's keep the proper context here.

Answer 8

Because unfortunately we seem to be the world's police and Europe needs us to win wars as proven in the world wars. We could decrease spending on some vehicles though because despite the billions they waste on some of their new weapon projects at the ens of the day its the troops on the ground that make the difference and we treat ours like crap

Answer 9

The worst part is that nobody is accountable for this huge sum of money. There is a great deal of waste and, no doubt, corruption, and no committee seems to be watching that. It is all left up to the Pentagon who has lost, and can't account for billions of $.

Answer 10

If I felt you were right then I would admit it. Since I feel you are 100% wrong I cant admit to something that isnt a fact. Its your opinion....That doesnt exactly make it fact....

I know libs would like a weak military and thats always what happens when they get into office. Thats one reason why it wont happen in 08.