Reply #7: If I recall correctly... [View All]

[hilzoy]

Clark has said that the fact that some components of military spending, like weapons systems, are hugely profitable to corporations and are therefore pushed by large numbers of lobbyists while others, like peacekeeping (and, I'd assume, things like warm clothing and generators), are not, distorts military spending. He has also said that in his experience Republicans tend to favor spending on weapons systems while Democrats favor spending on the troops, and that this was one of many things that led him to become a Democrat. Based on these remarks I would not expect any changes he made in military spending to adversely affect the troops.