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To: Road Walker who wrote (190203)	6/10/2004 10:49:29 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1577883

"Gut"? Just how much is enough? US military spending vs. the rest of the world: Of course we spend more than the rest of the world. We're the lone remaining superpower. We have the most to lose. Before you spout off, you ought to get your facts right. Go down to the third chart on this page: ... and note that Johnson and Carter both increased military spending more then Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Bush Sr. This graph is of OUTLAYS. Yes, OUTLAYS were higher during the Vietnam War. Further, outlays during the Carter years reflected the HIGHEST INFLATION SINCE THE GREAT DEPRESSION. If you inflation-adjusted the Carter years the outlays would have been greatly diminished. Again, you only reconfirm the limited analytical skills of the Left.

To: Road Walker who wrote (190203)	6/14/2004 8:12:29 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577883

"Gut"? Just how much is enough? US military spending vs. the rest of the world: It is true that we spend far more then anyone else but that data is misleading. China for example spends a lot on its military that isn't part of the military budget. An countries with low military pay combined with the draft are putting resources in to their military even if it doesn't result in a large figure for the amount of money being spent. I would agree with you that the military was not gutted but it was shrunk. The fact that the need for a huge military had been reduced by the time Clinton came in to office certainly helped reduce the deficit. Tim