hipsterlibertarian: eltigrechico: Military Power in Perspective Does cutting, say, 10% of the Pentagon budget still sound so scary?  20%? 30%?  Because even with such an “extreme” cut as 30%, we’d still be spending more than the next ten countries combined. This is why I laugh when the GOP candidates have a cow about cutting back the Pentagon’s budget. 

hipsterlibertarian:

eltigrechico:

Military Power in Perspective

Does cutting, say, 10% of the Pentagon budget still sound so scary?  20%? 30%?  Because even with such an “extreme” cut as 30%, we’d still be spending more than the next ten countries combined.

This is why I laugh when the GOP candidates have a cow about cutting back the Pentagon’s budget.