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I think we are still stronger in the military sense. That's why it's important IMO to not cut military spending. Our federal government is obligated to protect us and given all the turmoil that's going on in the world now, it would incredibly irresponsible to cut military spending IMO.
You spend more on your military than the next 13 countries combined. Given what we know about over-charging and inefficiency in military procurement, there's a huge amount of slack in the US military. As you can see from this WaPo article, taking out the specific costs of ongoing funding for the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the military has been spending more and more, year-on-year at a time when other areas of government are cutting back to the bone.
I fail to see what greater threats the US is facing now than it was 10 years ago. What argument do you think exists for ring-fencing military spending against the austerity measures that every other sector is having to face?