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Ask the Candidates: Will They Cut a Bloated 20th-Century Military Budget?

Posted on Sep 20, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Want to invest more in education? Healthcare? Infrastructure? Candidates are looking at trimming the Cold War relics in the military budget.

Less Money for War

Posted on Mar 19, 2005, Source: AlterNet

A poll indicates that 65 percent of Americans favor cutting the Pentagon's budget – and putting that money in domestic programs.

Spend Wisely, Not Wildly, On the Pentagon

Posted on Sep 20, 2001, Source: AlterNet

A retired vice admiral of the U.S. Navy argues the government should not simply throw money at military preparedness, but should focus on transforming the military's cold war strategy, which has included spending hundreds of billions of dollars on new weapons systems.
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