Comments on: The Growing Gap in Defense Spending http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/31/the-growing-gap-in-defense-spending/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:38:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: D A EMERT L H PENNA http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/31/the-growing-gap-in-defense-spending/#comment-26678 D A EMERT L H PENNA Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:23:16 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=4632#comment-26678 we have over 100 military bases in diffrent countrys russia went broke trying to overextend its self keep 10% bring the rest to america it would be good for our economy and cut military cost we have over 100 military bases in diffrent countrys russia went broke trying to overextend its self keep 10% bring the rest to america it would be good for our economy and cut military cost

]]> By: Ross, Florida http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/31/the-growing-gap-in-defense-spending/#comment-24814 Ross, Florida Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:38:06 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=4632#comment-24814 I guess it could be argued that Ronald Reagan is at fault for the crisis transpiring with our military; he ended the Cold War. Federal entitlements are historically, a new phenomenon of American politics exploding in the last half of the twentieth century, created by politician discovering that they can raid the national treasury to buy votes for domestic programs; The Great Society and the War on Poverty to name two. Reagan destroyed the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic by militarily spending them into bankruptcy. Today's Democrat controlled congress and presidency is doing the same to the United States of America using entitlements. I guess it could be argued that Ronald Reagan is at fault for the crisis transpiring with our military; he ended the Cold War.

Federal entitlements are historically, a new phenomenon of American politics exploding in the last half of the twentieth century, created by politician discovering that they can raid the national treasury to buy votes for domestic programs; The Great Society and the War on Poverty to name two.

Reagan destroyed the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic by militarily spending them into bankruptcy. Today's Democrat controlled congress and presidency is doing the same to the United States of America using entitlements.

]]> By: Marshall Hill MI. http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/31/the-growing-gap-in-defense-spending/#comment-24781 Marshall Hill MI. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:48:43 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=4632#comment-24781 We need a strong Defense Department with proper funding! We need a strong Defense Department with proper

funding!

]]> By: Tim AZ http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/31/the-growing-gap-in-defense-spending/#comment-24750 Tim AZ Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:32:15 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=4632#comment-24750 The plan here is to emaciate the US Military as much as possible. To what end you ask? Obummer said in his campaign speech that he would institute his own private military. He said it should be as well funded and as powerful as the US Military. Why would that be necessary? The US Military exists to defend US citizens from enemies both foreign and domestic. He understands that the American citizenry uncluding those who make up the US Military may wake up and view him as a domestic enemy to the American way of life. His best hope is to weaken the US Military enough as to no longer be a threat to him and his dream. At wich time the US Military will either assimilate with his green shirts or be residents of labor camps. The plan here is to emaciate the US Military as much as possible. To what end you ask? Obummer said in his campaign speech that he would institute his own private military. He said it should be as well funded and as powerful as the US Military. Why would that be necessary? The US Military exists to defend US citizens from enemies both foreign and domestic. He understands that the American citizenry uncluding those who make up the US Military may wake up and view him as a domestic enemy to the American way of life. His best hope is to weaken the US Military enough as to no longer be a threat to him and his dream. At wich time the US Military will either assimilate with his green shirts or be residents of labor camps.

]]> By: Dennis, Idaho http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/31/the-growing-gap-in-defense-spending/#comment-24710 Dennis, Idaho Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:59:20 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=4632#comment-24710 And this government wants to take away our private weapons so that we cannot even defend our own homes. The second amendment is important if our government will not stand up and do what is their constitutional responsibility to "provide for the common defense". And this government wants to take away our private weapons so that we cannot even defend our own homes. The second amendment is important if our government will not stand up and do what is their constitutional responsibility to "provide for the common defense".

]]> By: Marv Montana http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/31/the-growing-gap-in-defense-spending/#comment-24688 Marv Montana Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:52:38 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=4632#comment-24688 We will be so weak we can't defend ourselfves aginst any power. Get smart. We will be so weak we can't defend ourselfves aginst any power. Get smart.

]]> By: Franklin's Lock http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/31/the-growing-gap-in-defense-spending/#comment-24539 Franklin's Lock Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:02:05 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=4632#comment-24539 We live in a dangerous world and we must have a defense. George Washington said so well in 1790, “To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace." This President and the Democrats are only thinking about solidifying their power and buy votes, even if there won’t be a country for them to rule over. That is why they fund all these entitlement programs and stuffed the stimulus bill with all those payoff to the interest groups. <a href="http://franklinslocke.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://franklinslocke.blogspot.com/</a> We live in a dangerous world and we must have a defense. George Washington said so well in 1790, “To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace."

This President and the Democrats are only thinking about solidifying their power and buy votes, even if there won’t be a country for them to rule over. That is why they fund all these entitlement programs and stuffed the stimulus bill with all those payoff to the interest groups.

http://franklinslocke.blogspot.com/

]]> By: J.C. Hughes, Texas http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/31/the-growing-gap-in-defense-spending/#comment-24498 J.C. Hughes, Texas Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:11:55 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=4632#comment-24498 Sounds like the new administration's priorities are not only totally backwards, but completely screwed-up. Sounds like the new administration's priorities are not only totally backwards, but completely screwed-up.

]]> By: kemji, boston http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/31/the-growing-gap-in-defense-spending/#comment-24493 kemji, boston Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:57:47 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=4632#comment-24493 Ok, 4% sounds like a small percentage, but the amount is huge. We're in a recession, we're fighting losing, long wars, and we're overstretched. Its not the percentage spent, its the exact amount, and how efficiently its being used. Just fyi, humans adapt. As US cranks up military spending/activities, so will the rest of the world. Even if we cranked defense spending up to 7 or 8 %,we probably still would have serious problems fighting China or Russia, while having so many forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. We need to get wiser, and pick the battles we want to engage, and probably stay in for a while. Ok, 4% sounds like a small percentage, but the amount is huge. We're in a recession, we're fighting losing, long wars, and we're overstretched. Its not the percentage spent, its the exact amount, and how efficiently its being used. Just fyi, humans adapt. As US cranks up military spending/activities, so will the rest of the world. Even if we cranked defense spending up to 7 or 8 %,we probably still would have serious problems fighting China or Russia, while having so many forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. We need to get wiser, and pick the battles we want to engage, and probably stay in for a while.

]]> By: jim bennett mocksvi http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/31/the-growing-gap-in-defense-spending/#comment-24483 jim bennett mocksvi Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:26:50 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=4632#comment-24483 isolation is best, no troops over seas, no foreign entanglements, no foreign aid we have enough weapons for amd assured mutual destruction, that is defense enough isolation is best, no troops over seas, no foreign entanglements, no foreign aid we have enough weapons for amd assured mutual destruction, that is defense enough

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