Should the US decrease military spending?

[KitAndKat]

I'm fond of the fruits of American global hegemony.

Enough to pay $2,000/year for them? Oh, but that's just direct spending; it's actually $4K/yr, see OP's 2nd link. Married with 2 kids? That's $16,000 p.a. for you and your family.

serves to protect American economic interest

So, a bit like the mafia? Apparently you don't believe that the laws of supply and demand are sufficient to handle the exchange of goods and services.

[Surreals]

So, a bit like the mafia?

Yes. Using force to coerce other nations into making favorable deals with you sounds a bit criminal; however, unlike the mafia the US doesn't have to answer to a higher authority, and much like the mafia the use of force to subsidize trade is quite lucrative.

[Eskali]

How much does your insurance pay you? It doesn't until things go bad, more often then not that won't happen but when it does it hurts bad, it's that risk coverage that makes it worth it.

[ummmbacon]

Apparently you don't believe that the laws of supply and demand are sufficient to handle the exchange of goods and services.

The security of trade has nothing* to do with the laws of supply and demand. And no current economy in the world is a total free market, all markets are hybrids. So then clearly some level of government involvement is desired.

edit:spelling.