but I do know this...
military spending is just as much out of hand as other govt spending and the pensions and medical benefits alone are astronomical...they are paid too soon, and are too large....
having said that, defense is a nations' first priority above all else...
Military pensions are astronomical? excuse me..but my husband worked for poverty wages as an enlisted man. He could have made alot more in the private sector. He worked his way up and stayed in for 24 yrs. You are telling me that someone that did 3 tours in Korea and 2 in Vietnam...lost 1/3rd of his stomach, his hearing in his right ear, his right kidney and part of his left lung AND never asked for one dime of welfare or disability gets too much on his retirement? and his medical bills are costing too much? go sit on a damn tack.
A lot of folks just don’t have a clue how much money the military wastes. I can agree with Paul, and it doesn’t mean cutting soldiers benefits, or pay, or even weapons. There is a lot of cutbacks that can and need to be made without jeopardizing our defense....