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To: Road Walker who wrote (266354)	12/29/2005 4:56:56 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) of 1573924

re: The level of the GDP determines the affordability of the spending. No it doesn't. It determines the affordability of the military spending considered in isolation. Obviously if we are greatly increasing money spent on a lot of other things we have less money available for defense spending even if the burden of the defense spending itself is not heavy in historical terms. re: Our military is much smaller than it used to be despite Iraq and other situations like Afghanistan. Are you including the contractors whose functions used to be performed by military personnel? 100,000+ in Iraq. I wasn't at the time I made the statement but it is still true even when DoD civilian employees and deployed contractors and are considered. re: I think you don't support us being in Iraq, but do you support us not even having the capability to wage a campaign like Iraq should a situation come along that you feel would better justify war? Again, the contractors are a huge portion and are a "variable expense" only required when there is action. Also the expensive is a lot higher in an active war... ordinance, travel, higher war zone salaries... Iraq ain't military business as usual. I said (to Ted) "I understand you are against the war in Iraq and think we should leave ASAP. Well that would reduce costs but other than that I find it hard to find any serious cuts left. Trimming here and there, pushing even harder to eliminate wastes and needless expense, sure, but that's a change at the margin not a major reduction..." You replied and that started our current conversation. In other words I am saying that other than the possibility of greatly reducing or ending our involvement in Iraq I don't see the reasonable possibility for large scale defense cuts. If you did make large cuts in addition to ending the "variable expense" of Iraq, I think you would greatly reduce our ability to wage a campaign like Iraq which is why I asked - " I think you don't support us being in Iraq, but do you support us not even having the capability to wage a campaign like Iraq should a situation come along that you feel would better justify war?"

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