I would agree that we should spend our defense dollars wisely. Rummy was trying to do just that and he was shown the door. However, I firmly believe that if you pull back a few layers of the onion you will see that most if not all of those forces in the world that wish ill tidings on the United States will turn out to be supported by and or funded by mother Russia in one way or another. Russia is not our friend.
Keep our nukes fresh and ready. Fully fund and build the missle defense system and a 600 ship Navy and let Russia choke on it.(again) Successful negotiations come from a point of strength, not weakness.
The real issue as I see it is ignorance. There are way too many congresscritters who are ingorant of the threats that face us, as are the sheeple who elected them. We are "whistling past the graveyard" in regard to the threats that face our nation in so many ways it is unbelievable.