First of all, we spend more on our military than the next 11 countries combined, many of which are our own f**king allies. We do not need that much of an obscene amount, when it should go to places like education, housing, etc. Second of all, the proposed cut in Congress that failed was a 10% cut. 10%. That's literally tantamount to nothing. It would go for somewhere between 25%-50%, and even then we would still be the largest military in the world. Every democrat/republican who voted against the defense cut should be primaried and defeated. Third of all, if you think we're waging wars defensively, I have a huge bridge in Brookyln to sell you. The US is a rogue, offensive superpower waging unnecessary wars willy nilly.