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Originally Posted by Ashartus
Arbitrarily saying 2% of GDP seems to be a recipe for mismanaging money and resources to me. I'd rather see an approach where clear goals are set for the role, size and make-up of our military as well as how often equipment needs to be upgraded/replaced, and using that to establish the cost. It could be 1% of the GDP or it could be more than 2%, but the budget should be based solely on what is needed to do the job properly.
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I think the 2% comes from NATO agreements, no?
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Captain James P. DeCOSTE, CD, 18 Sep 1993
Corporal Jean-Marc H. BECHARD, 6 Aug 1993
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