Not sure I understand this.

We got out of the ME… to stop spending blood and treasure.

We got NATO to cough up their share.

The military was depleted so we added $$$ to restock.

So without the ME to consume treasure, and with the depletion corrected … we still need to consume the treasure anyway?

Can’t we fall back to whatever baseline setting we need minus the ME $$$ and the NATO $$$?

Or are you indicating the baseline was deficient and we need to fold those savings into the baseline to deter Russia and China?

Not opposing the spending, just trying to get a handle on how promises of saving $$$ evaporated.

Edit: The 1/3 cut in the original post is higher than the savings I anticipated. But I did anticipate savings. And savings were advertised.

Are libs attempting to deceive/lie again?

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Nice spin.

Let me try a couple for you?
Are you asking why we shouldn’t pay for health care for our citizens?

Are you asking why we shouldn’t majntain our infrastructure?

I like this game.

Why should people pay for your lib utopia?

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Same reason We don’t want to pay for your war games.

Read the details. The CBO process wasn’t on the level either. It is ridiculous that we can’t get honest assessments of these bills.

Are you forgetting who you’re talking too?

Really? I ask an honest question to see where your focus is on defense spending and you come back with juvenile snark. Maybe spend a little more time practicing adult conversations.

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There’s another one. It is really irritating that so much of the defense budget is a black box that fails audit every year.

Look in the mirror before casting blame.

You refuse to answer my original question. If we got out of war in ME that cost us 1 billion a day, why is the budget not reduced? That’s a legit question.

Did we?

Sure! I’ve said for years cut it in half. Of course we’ll have to mind our own business…

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I have no idea who anyone on this forum is.

You can be Biden, Obama, trump, don jr.

the beauty of the internet.

You can’t afford to pay for your own healthcare? I’m sorry. Have you checked into Medicaid?
Any other of your personal expenses you would like taxpayers to take care of for you?

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Nope. A big badass military is a good idea…especially since America has sent a message to its enemies over the last year that our civilian leadership is weak frail and incompetent.

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No. But with the reduction of footprint I’d expect some $$& savings in fuel, equipment and consumables.

To me it seems we ramped up spending to tackle these missions. Now that they are over or down scales I’d hate to see that money just move over to another account without a rationale.

The defense contractors have the upper hand on the public in these situations. Money gets siphoned.

You’ve said you want to cut it by 50%.

Edit: Got me…should read further before responding. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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I see libs were successful in distracting from op…nice job

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Too late. Biden’s already trying to protect his interests in Ukraine. But dropping the military budget does play into those plans, so we’ll see.

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From the link:

“If Biden succeeds in passing this proposal along with a $550 billion bipartisan infrastructure plan, Congress will have approved a staggering $5 trillion in spending in the less than one year since he took office, an unprecedented level. The nation’s debt level is already at a historic high of $28 trillion and is on track to surpass $30 trillion.”

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I was going to ask the same thing, you posted two questions. Not a “gotcha” type question at all.