tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9359747.post4653076362826846922..comments2023-09-27T07:25:28.159-04:00Comments on Pundita: Fewer decent US jobs meant more Americans went to work in defense sectorsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9359747.post-77582207176058653862017-01-08T13:20:26.897-05:002017-01-08T13:20:26.897-05:00You make good points. But i wasn't thinking in...You make good points. But i wasn't thinking in terms of defense cuts; rather, more jobs outside the defense sector being available. Does that work out to the same thing in the end? There is a constant expansion of companies that are defense contractors; cyber security alone is huge and constantly getting larger. Putting a limit on the expansion isn't a defense cut.<br /><br />As to the Punditahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09255618281071848583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9359747.post-64438741843314102182017-01-07T17:24:37.375-05:002017-01-07T17:24:37.375-05:00Well no - we're committed by treaty to defend ...Well no - we're committed by treaty to defend 68 nations and in real terms #69 is Israel. This is like Defense cuts mean less war: no - the wars are due to our Foreign Policy not defense spending. Defense cuts just make it harder and mortgage future procurement for current wars-something we've been doing for 15 years. <br /><br />It's not the Horse. It's the Cart. <br /><br />Anbdoranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15201085431663486535noreply@blogger.com