[rokkitapps]

Our defense budget should be cut in half MINIMUM. We have 11 carrier groups - no other country has more than 1 and most of those are POS carriers.

I don’t understand conservatives who hate big government except for “big defense”. I am a conservative who says big defense is part of big government and also part of the problem.

We are broke, we have to cut spending in govt everywhere. And yes, that means, GASP. The military. We have 11 carrier groups, we don’t need to be on the ground everywhere. We have a great navy and air force. Bring our troops home and stop the invasion by mexico.

We are broke, we can project power with half the budget we have now. The military industrial complex is a beast unto itself.

I am a pure conservative. Big govt of any kind is bad.

[HereInTheHeartland]

“I don’t understand conservatives who hate big government except for “big defense”. I am a conservative who says big defense is part of big government and also part of the problem.”

A strong defense is the only legitimate thing our government SHOULD be doing. I don't know how many carrier groups we need; I'll let the experts answer that one. But I do know our Navy now is much smaller than under Reagan.

[Eagle of Liberty]

We are broke, we can project power with half the budget we have now. The military industrial complex is a beast unto itself.

Two issues. 1) You say that you are just viewing our defense policy in terms of the Constitution, but then say that we should cut defense funding. Funding for the defense is pretty much one of the ONLY spending powers the Constitution allows. And 2) Defense funding has enabled MANY technologies to filter down to other sectors and is a HUGE boom to our economy as opposed to most of the other Government spending that occurs.

Should we cut ALL funding including defense? Sure, but not in half. No way. This is what Clinton did and it made us a weak target in the eyes of the islamists which continued to declare war on us with no reciprocal response by us.

[fortheDeclaration]

Agreed!

Every aspect of Gov't spending needs to be cut.

Much of our Defense spending is used to defend other nations that can defend themselves.