"Candidate Obama promised to increase military spending and size and President Obama has done so."
I found a campaign promise that Obama has kept! ;-)
"Last year's Budget Control Act, and the failure of the Super Congress, requires minimal cuts to military spending, but Congress is proceeding in violation of its own law.
When we're told that cuts have already happened, usually what has been cut is future dream budgets. But cutting the Pentagon's wish list can still leave it with more than it had before.
When we're told that big numbers will be cut, such as $500 billion 'over 10 years,' this means that cutting $50 billion out of the budget sounds bigger if you multiply it by 10. That's all it means.
The U.S. military costs roughly what all other nations spend on their militaries combined, and more than the rest of U.S. discretionary spending combined. This, combined with tax cuts for billionaires and corporations, or either factor alone, explains why many poorer nations have better schools, parks, energy systems, and infrastructure.
The U.S. military has troops in more nations each year, and bases in more nations each year. It continues to be more privatized and more profitable each year. It has not been and refuses to be audited.
Drone strikes in nations where no other type of war was underway or contemplated are an escalation of violence, not a reduction.
For less than 10 percent of U.S. military spending, we could make state college tuition free."
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