Is the US empire too expensive?

[Deicide]

The reality of defense spending continues to upset many Americans and they feel that money should be used for issues at home. Debt looms over the country, but billions and billions continue to flow into defense spending. Can the US afford to dramatically cut on defense spending? Douglas Macgregor, a retired Colonel of the US army, tells us how this could be dangerous to America.

[GigantorX]

It's funny. it used to be that spending around 400 billion p/year on national defense was enough to give us full spectrum dominance and the ability to strike anywhere at anytime and still stay 15 years ahead of the rest of the world.

Now we are spending 750billion dollars per year and the Panetta/Gates are issuing "dire" warnings that cutting any of that will lead to a hallowed out force incapable and unprepared to clean the latrines.

Color me bemused.

[Deicide]

It's funny. it used to be that spending around 400 billion p/year on national defense was enough to give us full spectrum dominance and the ability to strike anywhere at anytime and still stay 15 years ahead of the rest of the world.

Now we are spending 750billion dollars per year and the Panetta/Gates are issuing "dire" warnings that cutting any of that will lead to a hallowed out force incapable and unprepared to clean the latrines.

Color me bemused.

I thought the testament of a retired colonel, who says we need to save 2 trillion+ on military spending, might be more convincing that someone else saying it.

[240 is Back]

i just got off the phone with bernake.  he said everything's fine.  chill out fellas, have a drink.