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To: TimF who wrote (166814)	4/7/2003 11:55:13 AM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1579807

All those new weapons that Reagan bought meant less new weapons needed to be bought when Clinton was president. Great point, insofar as Reagan has been blamed for the huge deficits of the period; it is important to remember that significant chunks of those deficits were a result of Reagan's having to rebuild the military after it was gutted by Carter, which followed the Vietnam war which had literally consumed significant military assets. When people blame a president or give another credit for spending changes, it is critical they keep in mind that it matters what the money is spent for, not just whether it was or wasn't. It is tiring to hear Clinton lauded for balancing the budget (in part, on the back of the military) while Reagan is criticized for running up deficits to correct inherited problems.

To: TimF who wrote (166814)	4/7/2003 12:33:37 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1579807

Sorry, but Reagan's build-up was for Cold War tactics. Bush Sr.started downsizing, closing bases and scrapping COld War systems, CLinton continued it with GOP support and a massive transformation to the force we have now was underway all throughout the CLinton years. Forces today are the product of 10 years of planning, training, technology, etc. Clinton deserves as much credit for our strong military as anyone. And yes Gore's military budget was bigger than Bush's. The only big item Bush wanted that Gore was cautious about was deployment of SDI, Rumsfield's pet project. Also Bush gave not a thought to counter-terrorism of Osama prior to 9-11 that he ever mentioned publicly. The "gutted" RNC buzz word is just a big lie.