[mpholland]

I am pretty sure we could drastically reduce our military, but other countries would need to increase theirs if that happened. I am pretty sure we are considered the world police and also pretty sure that other countries are happy to let us spend our money to maintain that status. They might call us paranoid warmongerers, but they don't seem to have issues with being allied to us, knowing that we will be there to spend our money to keep them from being a target. This allows them to spend much less on their military and afford such things as universal healthcare. I would be quite content if we did a massive downsize and worried about our own country and let the rest of the world fend for itself. Ain't gonna happen, but its a nice thought.