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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Dayuhan who wrote (2387)	10/13/2000 9:18:08 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10042

I don't think we need a much larger force, but we should increase force readyness and probably air lift and rapid sealift capabilites. I would not call for a big increase in the defence budget, but I would not support any more cuts. Our current defence against missile attack - the absolute certainty of cataclysmic retaliation - has protected us successfully through some of the tensest moments in our history. I agree its been a good defence but more and more countries are developing nuclear weopons and ballistic missle technology. In the past MAD was all we had. Now we have the ability to do better. Tim