In general, I don’t believe that an unlimited budget to defense is a good idea. However, what we have here is defense cuts for reasons that are ideological as opposed to practical or tactical. The money that would have been spent on defense will now be spent on buying votes through welfare transfers instead of being returned to the taxpayers.
You've forgotten the national debt.
Why do we need an army and navy? Maybe we just need an air force and a few subs ? There will never be another world war—The last one was so bad—it was the war to end all wars. Look at all the peace we have had since 1945? We are in a new age—people are different now—less violence, racism, and murder. Its a new age of Peace! We can smoke pot in public, most Americans are high on pills, pot or booze! Who needs to work when we have TV and PCs? Free Food vis Food Stamps.