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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Dayuhan who wrote (1497)	1/18/2001 6:25:53 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

If the government spends more on national defense than is justified by existing external threats, does that constitute a waste of the people's hard earned money? The danger of the external threats, what they are a danger to, what dangers the US should respond to, and how much force will be nescessary for this response are all somewhat uncertain. Then there is the fact that having more then the minimum force needed to repel a threat can deter that threat, and if deterence fails can cause the threat to be eliminated quicker and with less losses. But I would say there is some level beyond which extra spending does little to increase security of the United States and its interests and allies. The problem is that that ammount can not easily be known precisely. Tim