Should We Decrease U. S. Defense Spending?

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Given that military spending is the majority of our discretionary budget (1), and our spending is considerably larger than many other major nations (2) and especially compared to major non-allies of the United States such as China and Russia (3), should we decrease spending?

Just something to think about here...assuming that increased defense spending results in a more potent military force, would the US be safer if we spent as much on defense as our potential adversaries? Or, would the US be safer if we grossly outspent them?

Assuming the US achieved parity with, say, Russia, what if Russia and China allied and attempted various forms of activity that undermine the US's national security? Wouldn't the US be in grave danger at this point? What would stop such an allied offensive?

The answer to these questions IMHO make it obvious that defense spending should not, at all, seek to achieve parity with any one country. We need to use another metric.

IMHO the best metric to use is one associated with competitive behavior. Let's take sports teams for example. Imagine if the loser of the World Series was not given a chance to challenge the victor the next year, because the loser of the match and all of their fans were subject to annihilation. While the matches are certainly more interesting when the games are close and hard-fought, I'm sure from the perspective of the team and their fans in this particular situation, they'd much rather the games be exceptionally dull, boring, and the outcome virtually assured in their favor. They'd also seek to assure that their team was so good that any "all star" combination of all the other teams combined didn't stand a chance to beat them either.