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Originally Posted by PiKA2001
Meh, too bad the military isn't just for fighting terrorism or he'd have a better case. I'm a fan of cutting off all international aid and spending the money here on our own people instead.
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Yeah that disconnect made the point not work for me as well, although it tends to be lumped under "war on terror."
I did find
this if anyone else has the patience for 5 parts. But essentially our cost overrun alone is more than the entire EU's defense budget and something like 3x China's military budget.
Even if the military doesn't just fight terrorism, it's still a good place to look at cutting funding.