did you ever wonder where your hard earned taxes go?

[Hammer]

At $396 billion, the U.S. military budget request for FY'03 is more than six times larger than that of Russia, the second largest spender.

Russia is BROKE. Take a look at the spending #s during the cold war..... They broke the back of their economy trying to keep up with us....

It is more than 26 times as large as the combined spending of the seven countries traditionally identified by the Pentagon as our most likely adversaries (Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan and Syria).

Many of these countries still fight on horseback. You wanna trade in the Marines' tanks for the Budweiser horses?

It is more than the combined spending of the next 25 nations.

When was the last time you've seen any other nation do absolutely anything with their armed forces?
When crap hits the fan, they pick up the batphone and call the White House.

The United States and its close allies spend more than the rest of the world combined, accounting for more than two-thirds of all military spending. Together they spend over 39 times more than the seven rogue states. ("Allies" includes NATO, Australia, Japan and South Korea.)

Hence the reason you don't hear too much from the "rogue states". Remember Gaddafi? He got a big dose of STFU and he's been talking nice ever since... Saddam just has a military learning disability....

The seven potential "enemies," Russia and China together spend $117 billion, less than one-third (30%) the U.S. military budget.

Once again: Russia is BROKE
China just wants enough to take back Taiwan.... they don't have to defend the world like another country we all know....

I love to hear folks whine about military spending until their son\daughter is humpin' it over mountains in Kabul.... Then its an open check....

Victory and peace is not cheap or easy.

You wanna save some money?
Kill the federal aid assistance for illegal aliens....