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Originally Posted by Azure
Both Russia and China are increasing military spending, and I would think the US would want to stay on top of the game as well.
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Most of what you're saying I have to agree with, but statements like this I have to reply to.
China and Russia would have to increase military spending by a whole heck of a lot to catch up to the States. I think the US is still holding a fair advantage in the military spending department.
If they are planning on completely shutting down the F-22 program, then I agree that is not the right thing to do. As you say, if anything it should be cut back, not shut down.
I just wanted to provide an idea of just how much more the US spends over EVERYONE else in the WORLD. It's really quite ridiculous and in no means necessary. Imagine how much better their country would be if they used $300 Billion of that money on improving the lives of the average American citizen. Even then, they'd be spending 3 - 4 times as much as any other single country.