[fhayek]

Cheney voted to modernize the military. Kerry voted to decimate it.

[AndyJackson]

Mr. Cheney also proposed replacing some of the reduced weapons with more modern weapons, such as the C-17 and the F-22, while also proposing to cut weapons that were over budget and not meeting technical expectations.

There is nothing wrong with this. In case no one has paid any attention, even in the midst of the current wars, Mr. Rumsfedl is also desperately trying to cut a military establishment that is bloated with many pieces ill-suited for modern missions. The problem with Kerry is that he never saw a weapons system that met his approval.

[AndyJackson]

There is also nothing wrong with trying to cut back and dismantle the nuclear junkpile we had accumulated. We had no use for all of those weapons and trying to guard and maintain them is a enormous burden and distraction on a military whose chief missions have moved on to other things.