Main Reasons for Increasing/ Maintaining/ Reducing Military Spending

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The allocation of resources to the military is a major policy choice for the US. First, find out how much currently is spent on military programs from the Center for Defense Information an independent watchdog on US military spending at: http://www.cdi.org/index.cfm

In Washington, DC, research organizations provide information to political leaders regarding the military budget. At the following two sites find three arguments in favor of the current budget level (or increasing it) and three arguments for reducing the current spending level. Select one argument from each side as the most important reason for increasing/maintaining/reducing military spending. Then write a response to this argument, pointing out its weak points.

The Heritage Foundation is a think tank to promote conservative public policies based on a strong national defense. http://www.heritage.org/Research

Project on Defense Alternatives is a think tank to promote the broadest range of defense options that will allow significant reductions in the level of armed forces and military spending. http://www.comw.org/pda/

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Main Reasons for Increasing/ Maintaining/ Reducing Military Spending
Ascertaining the amount the military should spend on the national security is quite a
daunting task. The common argument used against military spending is that the United States
spends too much on national security than seven countries combined. The reality is that
security spending has been dwindling over the years. The US is committed to ensuring that
the military is given the best military training and/or equipment and remuneration. The
argument for military spending is that the military is an investment that should be allocated
more funds so as to be at par with modernization.
Is military spending cutting ...


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