[kroll]

Makes me sick when people view defense without considering the brave men and women who will be affected by the

A classic red herring that is always disappointing when conservatives use it. A part of the defense budget is rather bloated and could easily be criticized as being neither necessary for our national defense nor for supporting our troops. I mean, how does one decide that countries like Germany require a US military base? Remember, the Pentagon is a massive govt. bureaucracy, and often makes really crappy decisions which are well removed from both public interest and support for the troops. Claiming that cutting the Pentagon budget is necessarily anti-military seems to be a logical fallacy, especially without sufficient justification. Perhaps you could provide some wisdom to this effect?

[Captain Kirk]

Well said! It is time to stop letting the yes men for the current Pentagon status quo to obscure the distinction between defense and military spending.