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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: Frank Griffin who wrote (41820)10/3/2000 1:37:44 AM
From: Mr. Whist  Read Replies (1) of 769670
 
Frank: The key question is not whether we need a strong military; we do. Both candidates agree on that. Over the past half-century we have spent $7.1 trillion (source: Gore Vidal in C-Span) on guns, bombs and bullets. Russia has just dramatically slashed its military budget. Outside of Iraq, Libya, perhaps a couple other so-called minor countries, all is quiet on the world front. Increasing the defense budget in a time of relative global stability makes no sense to me. None. The Cold War is over. The good guys won. Perhaps we should have hired a PR firm when the Berlin Wall came down.
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