I don't see cutting back on the military, reasonably, will be a big problem for the pubs in the near future.
I think that was the same argument that Clinton and the democrats used in the 90's to end Clinton's term with a "projected" budget surplus. Have you ever heard the dem's mention the surplus Clinton left, but omit the military cuts?
Bush then spent the next 8 years replacing and rebuilding what Clinton and the democrats cut.