Until the $20,000,000,000,000 national debt is under control, cuts across the board is the only sane option.
We can’t act as world policeman on borrowed money.
Defensive weapons need to be strengthened, such as shooting down incoming enemy missiles. The 800+ military outposts on foreign lands need drastic reduction.
We certainly can but we certainly shouldn't.
“The 800+ military outposts on foreign lands need drastic reduction.”
I totally agree. We are the only country in history that I know of to put our finest young people in all these other countries to protect them at our expense while taking nothing from the same countries. What do we get for it? Mostly hatred, I believe.