Five Ways to Cut Military Spending Today

http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=12151

The U.S. Military has an important purpose, protecting Americans, but that purpose has been distorted over the years. Here are five military spending cuts Congress and the President can make today while they undertake the harder task of rethinking the true purpose of the military and then restraining its use. Christopher A. Preble is director of foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute. These recommendations come from the report, "Budgetary Savings from Military Restraint."

http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=12151

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• christopher preble
• cato institute
• military restraint
• downsizing government
• federal spending
• budgetary savings
• foreign policy

[chevydriver1123]

Close all foreign bases, enough of the military socialism and return to a non-interventionist foreign policy.

[goodatbasebal]

Let's bring the empire home... We're at the point where we have almost spread ourselves too thin

[westchesterny]

What about--- Cut any individuals who take paychecks from that, or are otherwise "tax supported families" out of your social circle, entirely. Do not go to their parties, have them for dinner, let your kids play with their kids. One might extend that beyond what most think of as "military," to those who take any military contracts, prison workers, those who landscape their land, who administer programs to them, teach and train them, collect volunteer funds for them, etc.....

[animebutter]

if America returned to its non-interventionist foreign policy I have no doubt that it would be the richest and greatest nation in the world

[tachelesreden]

@curingaging00

I really love to listen to US citizens like you.

Thanks and best regards from Germany.

[eastariel]

LOVE IS THE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING

SCENARIO 2012:

1. America chooses to love thy neighbor and stops sending $15 million per day to Israel's persecution of the Palestinians

2. The wall in Israel comes down; Palestinians and Israelis share their land as one state, choosing to be wise and forgiving

3. America's neighbors forgive America after its withdrawal of support for Israel's militancy

4. The economy jump-starts with radical cuts in military spending and national boost in morale from world peace

[SuperToughnut]

Here's another way to cut military spending: shrink the republican party.

[mrfwest]

@Gooodwitch they just disprove your blackout theory.... stop using it

[AmericanValues321]

Ron Paul has a plan to CUT military spending in an intelligent way that will make out national DEFENSE strong but the media is blacking him out. BLACK OUT money bomb today...ronpaul2012(com)

[Gooodwitch]

Vote for freedom, Ron Paul wins or the world ends. BLACK THIS OUT

[JamesAuseten]

@nodinitiative and Cobra