If we committed to spending 3x as much on defense as China/Russia combined-we’d need to CUT SPENDING

[kpete]

If we committed to spending three times as much on defense as China and Russia combined, we’d need to cut spending.



http://www.prospect.org/csnc/blogs/tapped_archive?month=06&year=2010&base_name=defense_spending_still_huge#119888

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Good gravy! No wonder we can't afford single payrer healthcare or lifelong public education.

[msongs]

2. the bush pentagon and generals will not allow obama to make serious cuts probably nt

[bluethruandthru]

3. But there's no money for healthcare or social security or

any of those nasty ole' "entitlements"!!!

As I've said many times...There's always enough money to kill people...but never enough to help them.

[sandnsea]

4. Bankrupting ourselves like the USSR

I think that's the only talking point that will get through to some of those right wing "patriot" voters. Our "defense" budget is shameful.

[mdmc]

5. ..