Defense spending is one of those issues that is almost immune to argument. Ultimately it comes down to how you view the world. Still, a good column on the subject today from Robert Samuelson. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-dangerous-debate-over-cutting-military-spending/2011/10/28/gIQAnPWEXM_story.html
Among the points that Samuelson makes:
Ø Defense spending was 4.4% of total federal spending last decade compared to the 40 to 50% that went to the defense in the fifties and sixties when the country was poorer.
Ø Comparing national expenditures on defense are misleading because they have significantly different salary and procurement costs. A Chinese soldier costs far less than an American one.
Ø Defense is job number one for government.
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