tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5505308983385127847.post2770875817927799674..comments2023-05-11T06:54:02.560-05:00Comments on Blue in Guadalupe: Ignoring the bloated Defense budget in "fiscal cliff" discussionsBlue_in_Guadalupehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06781055706724830970noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5505308983385127847.post-65207262238988137012012-12-22T10:01:31.696-06:002012-12-22T10:01:31.696-06:00Published in Seguin Gazette 12/20/2012 http://segu...Published in Seguin Gazette 12/20/2012 http://seguingazette.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/article_984a4f94-4ae7-11e2-8ece-0019bb2963f4.htmlBlue_in_Guadalupehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06781055706724830970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5505308983385127847.post-27371090278983804612012-12-15T09:28:45.934-06:002012-12-15T09:28:45.934-06:00Published in the NB Herald-Zeitung 12/15-2012 http...Published in the NB Herald-Zeitung 12/15-2012 http://herald-zeitung.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/article_219888ec-467e-11e2-ad29-001a4bcf887a.htmlBlue_in_Guadalupehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06781055706724830970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5505308983385127847.post-35625507986561811332012-12-14T07:24:14.198-06:002012-12-14T07:24:14.198-06:00The days of empire should be long gone and we can&...The days of empire should be long gone and we can't afford to be the world's police. If we'd cut defense spending and use just some of that savings for things like infrastructure and education, imagine how great our nation could become. We could cut our spending by half and we'd STILL spend more than any other nation! <br /><br />I fear that we are becoming more like the old Soviet Union- spending and spending on military and ignoring the needs of our people. I wonder if we'll end up like the old Soviet Union- toppled from within when our people demand that we get something from our government other than military spending. <br /><br />The defense industry is very smart and very powerful. They manufacture in just about every state so that if someone says "cut" they can say "oh, but look how many jobs you'll lose"- but what if we turned the defense manufacturing into solar power manufacturing? Why can't we turn "swords into plowshares"?Kathi Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13344977049762991659noreply@blogger.com