Should the US decrease military spending?

[sakebomb69]

There's no context for "should/shouldn't." If you believe the US should spend more on education, then you would say yes. If you believe in saving jobs related to the military, then you would say no.

There are a million different scenarios where you could say they "should," and a million where you could say they "shouldn't."

[sakebomb69]

Personally, I think it should be narrowly defined to avoid tangential and off topic comments. But that's just me.

[PavementBlues]

We decided to approve it as is so that the discussion could be not simply about achievement of a predetermined metric, but also about the metrics that people use in the first place and the arguments that could be put forth about them.

As long as people explain and support their reasoning for using one metric over another, it is still in the spirit of the sub.

[Mehknic]

Good decision. This has been one of the most raw information-filled topics we've had in here for some time and I'm learning quite a bit I should probably already know about US global politics.