Thanks to Adam Az, we have documentation of how the Soviet's Comrade al Querry tried to derail President Reagan rebuilding of our military after Comrade Himmey Carter.
Go to the link before for documentation from Comrade al Querry himself as he tried to gut President Reagan's rebuilding of our military.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1148513/posts
Blogger Citzen Smash has a summary of some of the quotes and cutbacks with hyper links to descriptions of the weapons here
AH-64 Helicopters, Tomahawk Missiles, the Aegis Air-Defense Cruiser, the Patriot Air Defense Missile, and most of the other systems al Query wanted to cancel have played important roles recently in our handling of the Axis of Evil.
Imagine having to face down Kim Jung Il without the Aegis system? Ask the Japanese how they would feel about our alliance if we didn't have either an airborne or ship-based missile defense system to help them now.
Imagine the Iraq war with Cobra attack helicopters instead of our modern AH-64?
Kerry wanted to hold our power back, and Reagan encouraged us to stay ahead. That's why the French and the Chinese are nervous. That's one reason why the Islamic world hates us.
And that's why we're not only free, but thriving.