The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[innerSpaceman]

Exactly who do you suppose would invade our country if we dismantled the Department of Defense and went back to calling it, and using it as, the Deparment of War ... i.e., no having no significant military power unless and until a time of war (war being declared, per that pesky Constitution thingy, by the Congress and not the president)?????


I think we could get things down to spending only $50K per second, and still pump up our vital infrastructure, our health services, our education services, our justice systems, our energy futures, our economic picture, our disaster response capabilities, and our internal & border security measures. All for less than what we are currently spending on "defense."

Is our military really protecting us from invasion? Note I say "invasion," and not "attack." It's been proven that petty criminals can mount a fairly credible attack. I mean a true military threat to our country? Where exactly would that be coming from???