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The Real Threat to US Security
The greatest risk to our society today is not Islamo-fascist terrorism, but the people who use that term to scare us. As the human, fiscal and ecological damage caused by our nation's economic priorities grows, it's becoming clear that we're addicted to more than oil — we're addicted to military spending, too.
Should we abolish the American military altogether? Of course not. But daydream with me for just a moment: What if we gradually scaled down military spending, chose not to rush off to foreign wars based on questionable motives, and began to take the name of our "Department of Defense" literally?
The Real Threat to US Security
Rick Steves, Seattle Times, March 2, 2006
Can't say I agree with Steves fully but his point about the need to make sure that DoD actually does what it is supposed to is something I can not emphasize strongly enough. And as it appears very little is being done to actually defend the nation. How hard do you figure would it be to smuggle an nuclear device across the Mexican border?
How about we (at least) find out what the secret monies are going to?
Spending tax dollars to do many of the secret and unapproved projects are
really eating up a lot of the budget, and also, I think creating most of
the havoc on the planet.