Ted Rall on Where to Find the Money...
The idea that military expenditures are "must-pass" relies on the assumption that the U.S. faces existential threats to its safety and/or sovereignty. This is crap.
As Stratfor's classic 2011 assessment of the U.S. and its geopolitical position noted: "The American geography is an impressive one."
https://www.arcamax.com/politics/fromtheleft/tedrall/s-3382743