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grahamhgreen

(15,741 posts) Mon Jan 7, 2013, 07:03 PM Jan 2013

POLL: How Much Should We Cut Defense? [View all]

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28 votes, 0 passes \| Time left: Unlimited
	Cut it by 10% (ENTIRE defense budget of Russia, or the amount of the sequester)
	1 (4%)
	Cut it by 15% (ENTIRE defense budget of China)
	1 (4%)
	Cut it by 20% (ENTIRE defense budget of the UK, France, and Japan combined)
	2 (7%)
	Cut it by 25% (Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabi, S Korea, India, Australia & Brazil combined)
	4 (14%)
	Cut it by 50% (China, Russia, UK, France, Japan, Germany combined)
	20 (71%)
	1%
	0 (0%)
	2%
	0 (0%)
	5%
	0 (0%)
	10%
	0 (0%)
	Other (write in below)
	0 (0%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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POLL: How Much Should We Cut Defense? [View all] grahamhgreen Jan 2013 OP

This is falling into republican logic. Indydem Jan 2013 #1

Not necessarily in this case Sherman A1 Jan 2013 #4

We have a spending problem if we are spending money on the wrong thing exboyfil Jan 2013 #6

Right now? Very little to not at all. If the spending could be diverted to better uses? Down to 400b TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #8

Take the money from "Defense" (why don't we just call it "War"?) truebluegreen Jan 2013 #34

Wow! That is some serious right wing think tank spin! Thank you! You were joking? grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #41

I would cut it by 50% but with the provisions Sherman A1 Jan 2013 #2

Government has no business investing into renewables research. BWC Jan 2013 #7

Why wouldn't government invest in renewables? TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #14

So who do you think will invest in renewable research if not the government? bluesbassman Jan 2013 #15

Well that's not the markets fault BWC Jan 2013 #20

Why not? Sherman A1 Jan 2013 #22

Enjoy your stay. nt truebluegreen Jan 2013 #35

Renewable Energy research is a matter of both National Defense, and National Security. Ikonoklast Jan 2013 #37

It's not research. Renewables are cheaper than coal. We need a Renewable Energy Administration grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #43

Wrong way to look at it BWC Jan 2013 #3

Actually it does matter. 99Forever Jan 2013 #10

It makes sense is what I'm saying.. BWC Jan 2013 #12

Hogwash. 99Forever Jan 2013 #16

So you don't want our country defended? BWC Jan 2013 #18

Defend our country from whom? Our freedom & sovereignty aren't at risk. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #23

Europe.. 99Forever Jan 2013 #44

Europe and many parts of Asia can send their airmen, sailors, and soldier and spend their money TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #17

Europe can put on their big boy pants Sherman A1 Jan 2013 #26

If they are "OUR" interests then proceeds should be nationalized. TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #40

turn all the weapons into plowshares librechik Jan 2013 #5

50% would be pretty easy IMHO. ileus Jan 2013 #9

We should cut the budget by AT LEAST 10%, 25% would be more like it billbailey19448jj Jan 2013 #11

We'd have to cut it by 85% just to get down to the level of China. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2013 #13

The unemployment rate would be 0.03% JaneyVee Jan 2013 #24

We can't cut defense spending Turbineguy Jan 2013 #19

We should increase it until we spend at least 51% of the entire world's military spending. That way Glassunion Jan 2013 #21

begin by cutting it 10 percent abelenkpe Jan 2013 #25

I'm not going to state a specific %. Instead... OmahaBlueDog Jan 2013 #27

When's the last time our bloated military won a war? Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2013 #28

Gulf War I OmahaBlueDog Jan 2013 #31

A guy named Pyrrhus suffered a similar "victory" about 2000 years ago. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2013 #45

Cut almost all of it OccupyManny Jan 2013 #29

We should spend whatever it takes to achieve legit and justifiable goals. Skip Intro Jan 2013 #30

Do we really need 75,000 troops in Europe? NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #32

50% should be the minimum cut workinclasszero Jan 2013 #33

Don't cut too much too soon! cherokeeprogressive Jan 2013 #36

99% rug Jan 2013 #38

I said 20% although I think it could be easily cut 50%. But 50% doc03 Jan 2013 #39

50% over 20 years. Care Acutely Jan 2013 #42