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To: bentway who wrote (217562)	2/5/2005 1:22:32 AM
From: TimF	Respond to of 1573383

Why do you think we need to spend 10 times what any other country in the world does for defense? 1 - Our need for defense spending doesn't directly depend on what someone else is spending. 2 - We could spend less dollars and more lives but I'd rather spend a few more dollars. 3 - The figures are misleading in that countries like China spend a lot that isn't in the defense budget and also in that countries relying on the draft get soldiers for less currency but pay a cost extracting them from producing in other areas of the economy even if the wage they pay is low. 4 - According to the date on your link we DO NOT spend 10 times what any other country in the world spends for defense. 5 - We spend more and a lot of other rich countries can get away with spending less because of this fact. Maybe they should share the burden more but they probably will not. 6 - What does this all have to do with the post you replied to?