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Ｓｅｔｔｉｎｇ               ａｓｉｄｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ               ａｒｇｕｍｅｎｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗａｒ               ｋｉｌｌｓ               ａｎｄ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｓａｖｅｓ               ｌｉｖｅｓ,               ｓｕｓｔａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｂｏｔｈ               ｉｓ               ａｎ               ｕｎｓｕｓｔａｉｎａｂｌｅ               ｐｏｌｉｃｙ               ａｓ               ｂｏｔｈ               Ｓｅｎａｔｏｒ               Ｈａｒｒｙ               Ｒｅｉｄ               Ｒｅｉｄ               ａｎｄ               Ｃｏｎｇｒｅｓｓｍａｎ               Ｂａｒｎｅｙ               Ｆｒａｎｋ               ｋｎｏｗ.

Ｆｒａｎｋ               ｈａｓ               ｐｒｏｐｏｓｅｄ               ａ               25               %               ｃｕｔ               ｉｎ               ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               ｔｏ               ｃｏｖｅｒ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ,               ａｎｄ               Ｒｅｉｄ,               ｗｈｅｎ               ａｓｋｅｄ,               ｄｕｒｉｎｇ               ａ               ｍｅｅｔｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               Ｌａｓ               Ｖｅｇａｓ,               ｈｏｗ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｅｄｅｒａｌ               ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ               ｃａｎ               ｐａｙ               ｆｏｒ               ｌｏｏｍｉｎｇ               ｅｎｔｉｔｌｅｍｅｎｔ               ｄｅｆｉｃｉｔｓ               ｆｏｒ               Ｓｏｃｉａｌ               Ｓｅｃｕｒｉｔｙ               ａｎｄ               Ｍｅｄｉｃａｒｅ               ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｐｉｌｉｎｇ               ｏｎ               ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ               $1               ｔｒｉｌｌｉｏｎ               ｆｏｒ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｒｅｆｏｒｍ,               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｄｅｄ:               "Ｉ               ｈｏｐｅ               ａｌｌ               ｏｆ               ｙｏｕ               ａｓｋ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｗｅ               ｔａｌｋ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｓｐｅｎｄｉｎｇ               $1               ｔｒｉｌｌｉｏｎ               ｏｎ               ａ               ｗａｒ               ｏｆ               ｃｈｏｉｃｅ."
               Ｕｎｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅｌｙ,               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｖｏｉｃｅｓ               ａｒｅ               ｆａｒ               ｔｏｏ               ｆｅｗ.

Ｍｏｓｔ               Ｒｅｐｕｂｌｉｃａｎｓ               ａｎｄ               ｆａｒ               ｔｏｏ               ｍａｎｙ               Ｄｅｍｏｃｒａｔｓ               ｃａｒｅｆｕｌｌｙ               ａｖｏｉｄ               ｃｏｍｐａｒｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｓｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｒ               ｉｎ               Ｉｒａｑ               ａｎｄ               Ａｆｇｈａｎｉｓｔａｎ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｎａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ.

Ｉｎｄｅｅｄ,               ｅｖｅｎ               Ｐｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｔ               Ｂａｒａｃｋ               Ｏｂａｍａ               ｐｒｅｆｅｒｓ               ｔｏ               ｓａｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｃｏｓｔｓ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ａｂｓｏｒｂｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｉｎｇ               ｔａｘｅｓ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｅａｌｔｈｙ               ａｎｄ               ｉｍｐｒｏｖｅｍｅｎｔｓ               ｉｎ               ｅｆｆｉｃｉｅｎｃｙ.

Ｔｈｅ               Ｒｅｐｕｂｌｉｃａｎｓ,               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｈａｎｄ,               ｓｉｍｐｌｙ               ｓａｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｍｐｒｏｖｅｍｅｎｔｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅ               ｔａｘ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ.

Ｂｏｔｈ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ａｒｇｕｍｅｎｔｓ               ａｒｅ               ｅｃｏｎｏｍｉｃ               ｒｅｄ               ｈｅｒｒｉｎｇｓ               ｄｅｓｉｇｎｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｓｈｉｆｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｅｂａｔｅ               ａｗａｙ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅａｌ               ｉｓｓｕｅ:               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｉｎｇ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｂｙ               ｄｅｃｒｅａｓｉｎｇ               ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               ｃｏｓｔｓ.
               Ｔｈｅ               ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               ｂａｓｅｌｉｎｅ               ｂｕｄｇｅｔ               ｆｏｒ               2009               ｉｓ               $518.3               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ.

Ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｗａｒ               ｃｏｓｔｓ               ａｒｅ               ａｄｄｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｂａｓｅｌｉｎｅ               ｅａｃｈ               ｙｅａｒ.

Ｆｏｒ               ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ,               Ｃｏｎｇｒｅｓｓ               ａｄｄｅｄ               ａｎ               ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ               $239.7               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               2009               ｂｕｄｇｅｔ               ｔｏ               ｃｏｖｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｒ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｂｒｉｎｇｓ               ｔｈｅ               ａｃｔｕａｌ               2009               ｃｏｓｔｓ               ｏｆ               Ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               ｔｏ               $758               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ.
               Ｔｈｅ               Ｍｉｄｄｌｅ               Ｅａｓｔ               ｗａｒ               ｈａｓ               ｃｏｓｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｔａｘｐａｙｅｒｓ               $915               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｉｔｓ               ｌｉｆｅｔｉｍｅ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｉｓ               45.64%               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｓｔｉｍａｔｅｄ               Ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               Ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｓｐｅｎｄｉｎｇ               ｏｆ               $2.5               ｔｒｉｌｌｉｏｎ               ｆｏｒ               2009.

Ｉｎ               ｅｓｓｅｎｃｅ,               ｃｌｏｓｅ               ｔｏ               ｏｎｅ-ｈａｌｆ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｙｅａｒｓ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｃｏｓｔｓ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｈａｖｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｐａｉｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｉｆ               ｔｈａｔ               ｍｏｎｅｙ               ｈａｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｓｐｅｎｔ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｉｒａｑ-Ａｆｇｈａｎｉｓｔａｎ               ｗａｒ.
               Ｎｅｉｔｈｅｒ               ｐａｒｔｙ               ｓａｖｅｓ               ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｒａｉｎｙ               ｄａｙ.

Ｔｈｕｓ               ａ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｃａｒｅｆｕｌ               ｌｏｏｋ               ａｔ               ｂａｓｅｌｉｎｅ               ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               ｓｐｅｎｄｉｎｇ               ｒｅｖｅａｌｓ               ａ               ｄｅｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈａｓ               ｅｘｔｅｎｄｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ａｎｎｕａｌ               2009               ｄｅｂｔ               ｂｙ               ａｂｏｕｔ               $166.7               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｃｕｒｒｅｎｔ               ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               ｂａｓｅｌｉｎｅ               ｉｓ,               ａｓ               ｓｔａｔｅｄ,               $518.3               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ.

Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｈａｄ               ｉｔ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｄ               ｂｙ               3               %               ｓｉｎｃｅ               1997,               ｔｈｅ               ｂｕｄｇｅｔ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               $351               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               $166.7               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ               ｃａｎ               ｂｅ               ａｔｔｒｉｂｕｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ａｎ               ａｇｇｒｅｓｓｉｖｅ               ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               ｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈｍｅｎｔ               ｅａｇｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｐｕｒｃｈａｓｅ               ｎｅｗ               ｗｅａｐｏｎ               ｓｙｓｔｅｍｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｎｇｒｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ               ｐｒｏｐｅｎｓｉｔｙ               ｔｏ               ａｄｄ               ｕｎｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ               ｓｙｓｔｅｍｓ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｕｄｇｅｔ.
               Ｉｆ               ｗｅ               ａｄｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｕｎｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ               $166.7               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｓｔｅｄ               $915               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ               ｗａｒ               ａｐｐｒｏｐｒｉａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｇｕｒｅ               ｒｉｓｅｓ               ｔｏ               $               1.81               ｔｒｉｌｌｉｏｎ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｅｒｃｅｎｔａｇｅ               ｏｆ               2009               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｃｏｓｔｓ               ｔｏ               53.92               %.

Ｃｌｅａｒｌｙ,               ａ               ｈａｒｄｅｒ               ｌｉｎｅ               ｏｎ               ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               ｓｐｅｎｄｉｎｇ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ａｌｌｏｗ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｎｇｒｅｓｓ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ａｄｍｉｎｉｓｔｒａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｔａｋｅ               ａ               ｂｉｇ               ｂｉｔｅ               ｏｕｔ               ｏｆ               ｒｉｓｉｎｇ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｃｏｓｔｓ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｎｏ               ｒｅａｌ               ｉｍｐａｃｔ               ｏｎ               ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｓｅｃｕｒｉｔｙ.
               Ａ               ｒｅｄｉｓｔｒｉｂｕｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｆｕｎｄｓ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｗａｒ               ｔｏ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｉｓ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               ｓｔｅｐ               ｉｎ               ｄｅｃｒｅａｓｉｎｇ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｃｏｓｔｓ.

Ｕｎｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅｌｙ,               ｃｕｒｒｅｎｔ               ｗａｒ               ｓｐｅｎｄｉｎｇ               ｉｓ               ｓｕｎｋ               ｃｏｓｔｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｃａｎｎｏｔ               ｂｅ               ｒｅｃｌａｉｍｅｄ.

Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｒｅｄｕｃｉｎｇ               ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               ｂｙ               ａｂｏｕｔ               32               %               ａｎｄ               ａｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ               ｏｎｌｙ               ａ               3               %               ａｎｎｕａｌ               ｇｒｏｗｔｈ               ｒａｔｅ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｓｅｒｖｅ               ｔｗｏ               ｐｕｒｐｏｓｅｓ:               1)               ｌｉｍｉｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｏｐｅｎｓｉｔｙ               ｆｏｒ               ｗａｒ               ｍｏｎｇｅｒｉｎｇ,               ａｎｄ               2)               ａｌｌｏｗ               ｔｈｅ               ａｎｎｕａｌ               ｄｉｓｔｒｉｂｕｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｎｅａｒｌｙ               $166               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ               (ｉｎ               2009               ｄｏｌｌａｒｓ)               ｔｏ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ.
               Ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｏｓｅ               ｗｈｏ               ａｒｇｕｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｕｃｈ               ａ               ｒｅｄｉｓｔｒｉｂｕｔｉｏｎ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｒｕｉｎ               ｏｕｒ               ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｓｅｃｕｒｉｔｙ,               ｉｔ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｃｈｉｎａ               ｓｐｅｎｄｓ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               $105               ａｎｄ               ＵＳ$150               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               Ｊａｐａｎ               ａｂｏｕｔ               42.1               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ               ｏｎ               ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ.

Ａｃｒｏｓｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｌｏｂｅ,               Ｃｈｉｎａ               ｉｓ               ｓｅｃｏｎｄ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ               Ｓｔａｔｅｓ               ｉｎ               ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               ｓｐｅｎｄｉｎｇ.

Ｊａｐａｎ               ｉｓ               ｆｏｕｒｔｈ.

Ｔｈｕｓ,               ｔｈｒｅｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｏｐ               ｆｏｕｒ               ｎａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｓｐｅｎｄ               ｆｒｏｍ               $42               ｔｏ               $150               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ               ｏｎ               ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ.

Ａ               32               %               ｃｕｔ               ｉｎ               ｃｕｒｒｅｎｔ               ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               ｓｐｅｎｄｉｎｇ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｌｅａｖｅ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ               Ｓｔａｔｅｓ               ｗｉｔｈ               $351               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｓｔｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｕｍｂｅｒ               ｏｎｅ               ｓｐｅｎｄｅｒ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｌｄ.

Ａｓ               ａ               ｒｅｍｉｎｄｅｒ,               ｗｅ               ｏｗｅ               Ｃｈｉｎａ               $739.6               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ               (24.07%)               ｏｆ               ｏｕｒ               ｄｅｂｔ.Ｊａｐａｎ               ｉｓ               ｓｅｃｏｎｄ.

Ｗｅ               ｏｗｅ               ｔｈｅｍ               $634.8               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ               (20.66%)               ｆｏｒ               ｏｕｒ               ｄｅｂｔ.

Ｉｎ               ｅｓｓｅｎｃｅ               ｂｏｔｈ               Ｃｈｉｎａ               ａｎｄ               Ｊａｐａｎ               ａｒｅ               ｕｓｉｎｇ               ｍｏｎｅｙ               ｎｏｔ               ｓｐｅｎｔ               ｏｎ               ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               ｔｏ               ｉｎｖｅｓｔ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ               Ｓｔａｔｅｓ               ｄｅｂｔ.

Ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｏｗｎ               44.73               %               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｒｅａｓｕｒｙ               ｄｅｂｔ.
               Ｔｈｅ               ｒｅａｓｏｎ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｅｕｒｏｐｅａｎ               ｃｏｕｎｔｒｉｅｓ               ａｎｄ               Ｃａｎａｄａ               ｈａｖｅ               ｂｅｔｔｅｒ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｓｙｓｔｅｍｓ               ｉｓ               ｓｉｍｐｌｅ:               Ｔｈｅｙ               ｐａｙ               ｌｅｓｓ               ｆｏｒ               Ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               ａｎｄ               ｄｅｐｅｎｄ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ               Ｓｔａｔｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｆｉｇｈｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｒｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅｍ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ａｌｌｏｗｓ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｔｏ               ｓｐｅｎｄ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｏｎ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｃｉｔｉｚｅｎｓ.
               Ｒｅｄｕｃｉｎｇ               ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               ｔｏ               ａｎ               3%               ａｎｎｕａｌ               ｇｒｏｗｔｈ               ｒａｔｅ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｇｅｎｅｒａｔｅｄ               ａｂｏｕｔ               $166               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ａｄｄｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               Ｖｅｔｅｒａｎｓ               Ａｄｍｉｎｉｓｔｒａｔｉｏｎ               ｂｕｄｇｅｔ               ｏｆ               ａｂｏｕｔ               $112.8               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅ               ｔｈｅ               ＶＡ               ｂｕｄｇｅｔ               ｔｏ               $278.8               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ.

Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｓｙｍｂｏｌｉｓｍ               ｉｎ               ｍａｋｉｎｇ               ｔｈｉｓ               ａｄｊｕｓｔｍｅｎｔ.

Ｉｔ               ｓａｙｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ｍｉｌｉｔａｒｙ               ｉｓ               ｃｏｍｍｉｔｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｗａｒｆａｒｅ,               ｔｈｅｙ               ｍｕｓｔ               ａｌｓｏ               ｐａｙ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｓｕｌｔｉｎｇ               ｈｕｍａｎ               ｔｒａｇｅｄｉｅｓ.

Ｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅ,               ｔｈｅ               Ｐｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｔ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｉｌｉｔａｒｙ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｍａｋｅ               ａ               ｃｈｏｉｃｅ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅｄ               ｉｍｐｒｏｖｅｍｅｎｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｒｃｅ               ｓｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅ               (ｕｎｄｅｒ               ａ               ｌｉｍｉｔｅｄ               ｂｕｄｇｅｔ)               ｏｒ               ａｌｌｏｃａｔｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｎｅｙ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ＶＡ               ｔｏ               ｔａｋｅ               ｃａｒｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｄａｍａｇｅｄ               ｖｅｔｅｒａｎｓ.

Ｕｎｄｅｒ               ｎｏ               ｃｉｒｃｕｍｓｔａｎｃｅｓ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｂｅ               ａｌｌｏｗｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｇｒｏｗ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｗｅａｐｏｎ               ｓｙｓｔｅｍｓ               ａｎｄ               ａｖｏｉｄ               ｐａｙｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ               ｃｏｓｔｓ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｕｒｒｅｎｔ               ｓｉｔｕａｔｉｏｎ.
               Ｂｅｙｏｎｄ               ｓｙｍｂｏｌｉｓｍ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｒｅａｌ               ｓａｖｉｎｇｓ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｇｅｎｅｒａｔｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ＶＡ.

Ｆｏｒ               ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ               ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｆｕｎｄｉｎｇ               ｍｉｇｈｔ               ａｌｌｏｗ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｔｏ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅ               ｅｌｉｇｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｍｅｎｔｓ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               Ｔｈｅ               Ｃｉｖｉｌｉａｎ               Ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ａｎｄ               Ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ               Ｐｒｏｇｒａｍ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ｄｅｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ               ｏｆ               Ｖｅｔｅｒａｎｓ               Ａｆｆａｉｒｓ               (ＣＨＡＭＰＶＡ)               ｐｒｏｇｒａｍ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｓ               ｃｏｍｐｒｅｈｅｎｓｉｖｅ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｏｎ               ａ               ｓｈａｒｅｄ               ｃｏｓｔ               ｂａｓｉｓ.

Ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎｓ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               Ｖａ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅ:
               -Ｒｅｓｅｒｖｉｓｔｓ               ａｎｄ               Ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               Ｇｕａｒｄ               ｍｅｍｂｅｒｓ               ｗｈｏ               ｈａｖｅ               ｎｏｔ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｃａｌｌｅｄ               ｔｏ               ａｃｔｉｖｅ               ｄｕｔｙ               ｂｙ               ａ               Ｆｅｄｅｒａｌ               Ｅｘｅｃｕｔｉｖｅ               Ｏｒｄｅｒ,               ａｎｄ,               ｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅ,               ａｒｅ               ｄｅｎｉｅｄ               ＶＡ               ｃａｒｅ.
               -               Ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｌｉｇｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｔｏ               ａｌｌｏｗ               ｌｉｆｅｔｉｍｅ               ｂｅｎｅｆｉｔｓ               ｆｏｒ               ａｌｌ               ｓｐｏｕｓｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ               ｏｆ               ａｎｙ               ｖｅｔｅｒａｎ,               ｒｅｓｅｒｖｉｓｔ               ｏｒ               ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｇｕａｒｄ               ｍｅｍｂｅｒ               ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ               ｒｅｇａｒｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｗａｒｔｉｍｅ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅ               ｏｒ               ａｇｅ.
               Ｍａｎｙ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｏｓｅ               ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌｓ               ａｒｅ               ａｌｓｏ               ｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ               ｂｙ               Ｍｅｄｉｃａｒｅ,               ｏｒ               Ｍｅｄｉｃａｉｄ               ａｎｄ               ａｒｅ               ａｌｓｏ               ｐａｙｉｎｇ               ｈｉｇｈ               ｉｎｓｕｒａｎｃｅ               ｃｏｓｔｓ.

Ｓｈｉｆｔｉｎｇ               ｍａｊｏｒ               ｃｏｓｔｓ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ＶＡ,               ｆｕｎｄｅｄ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｄｅｃｒｅａｓｅｄ               ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               ｓｐｅｎｄｉｎｇ,               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｌｏｗｅｒ               Ｍｅｄｉｃａｒｅ,               Ｍｅｄｉｃａｉｄ               ａｎｄ               Ｉｎｓｕｒａｎｃｅ               ｃｏｓｔ.
               Ｂｏｔｈ               ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃａｌ               ｐａｒｔｉｅｓ               ａｒｅ               ｔｏ               ｂｌａｍｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｍｂａｌａｎｃｅ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               ｗａｒ               ａｎｄ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ.

Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               1978               ａｎｄ               2005,               Ｒｅｐｕｂｌｉｃａｎｓ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｄ               ｆｅｄｅｒａｌ               ｓｐｅｎｄｉｎｇ               12.10               %               ｃｏｍｐａｒｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               9.90               %               ｆｏｒ               Ｄｅｍｏｃｒａｔ'ｓ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｅｑｕａｔｅｓ               ｔｏ               ａ               ｖｅｒｙ               ｈｉｇｈ               36.40               %               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｆｅｄｅｒａｌ               Ｄｅｂｔ               ｂｙ               ｒｅｐｕｂｌｉｃａｎｓ               ｃｏｍｐａｒｅｄ               ｔｏ               ａ               ｖｅｒｙ               ｌｏｗ               4.2               %               ｂｙ               Ｄｅｍｏｃｒａｔｓ.

Ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ,               ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｒｅｐｕｂｌｉｃａｎ               ｓｐｅｎｄｉｎｇ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｒｏｓｓ               ｄｏｍｅｓｔｉｃ               ｐｒｏｄｕｃｔ               ｂｙ               10.70               %,               ｔｈｅ               ｓｐｅｎｄｉｎｇ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               Ｄｅｍｏｃｒａｔｓ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ＧＤＰ               ｂｙ               12.6               %.

Ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｎａｌ               ａｎａｌｙｓｉｓ,               ａ               9.9               %               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅ               ｉｎ               ｆｅｄｅｒａｌ               ｓｐｅｎｄｉｎｇ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               Ｄｅｍｏｃｒａｔｓ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ＧＤＰ               ｂｙ               3               %,               ｗｈｅｒｅａｓ               ｔｈｅ               Ｒｅｐｕｂｌｉｃａｎ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅ               ｉｎ               ｆｅｄｅｒａｌ               ｓｐｅｎｄｉｎｇ,               ｄｅｃｒｅａｓｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ＧＤＰ               ｂｙ               1               %.
               Ｗｈａｔ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ               ｉｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               ｓｐｅｎｄｉｎｇ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ.

Ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｍａｒｇｉｎａｌｌｙ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｐｒｏｔｅｃｔｉｎｇ               ｕｓ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｅｎｅｍｙ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｏｒ,               ｇｏｄ               ｆｏｒｂｉｄ,               ｄｏｍｅｓｔｉｃ.

Ｋｅｅｐｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ-ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｉａｌ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘ               ｐｒｏｆｉｔａｂｌｅ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｉｍａｒｙ               ａｉｍ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               ｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈｍｅｎｔ,               ｃｏｎｇｒｅｓｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｆｏｒｍｅｒ               ａｎｄ,               ｕｎｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅｌｙ,               ｔｈｅ               ｃｕｒｒｅｎｔ               ａｄｍｉｎｉｓｔｒａｔｉｏｎｓ.
               Ｋｅｅｐｉｎｇ               ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               ｓｐｅｎｄｉｎｇ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｉｓｅ,               ｉｓ               ａｃｃｏｍｐｌｉｓｈｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｃｏｎｖｉｎｃｉｎｇ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗａｒ               ｉｓ               ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｆｕｎｄｅｄ.

Ｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅｌｙ,               ｔｈｅ               Ｂｕｓｈ-Ｃｈｅｎｅｙ               ｗａｒ               ｈａｓ               ｌａｉｄ               ｂａｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅａｌ               ｔｒｕｔｈ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               ｐｏｌｉｃｙ:               ｉｔ'ｓ               ｂａｓｅｄ               ｕｐｏｎ               ｌｉｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｉｎｎｕｅｎｄｏｓ               ｓｏｌｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｔａｘｐａｙｅｒ               ａｓ               ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ               ａｎｄ               ｔｏ               ｙｏｕｎｇ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ａｓ               ｈｅｒｏｉｓｍ.
               Ａ               ｍａｊｏｒ               ｐｏｌｉｃｙ               ｓｈｉｆｔ               ｉｓ               ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ               ｔｏ               ｍｉｎｉｍｉｚｅｓ               ｗａｒ               ａｎｄ               ｍａｘｉｍｉｚｅｓ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ.

Ｕｎｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅｌｙ,               ｉｆ               ｏｎｅ               ｔｈｉｎｋｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｌｏｂｂｙ               ｉｓ               ｃｏｒｒｏｓｉｖｅ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｗａｉｔ               ｕｎｔｉｌ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               ｌｏｂｂｙ               ｉｓ               ａｃｔｉｖａｔｅｄ.

Ｓｏｍｅｗｈｅｒｅ,               ａｌｏｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｉｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ,               ｆａｒ               ｔｏｏ               ｍａｎｙ               ｏｆ               ｏｕｒ               ｅｌｅｃｔｅｄ               ｏｆｆｉｃｉａｌｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ｓｏｌｄ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｉｖｅ               ｓｏｌｅｓ               ｔｏ               ａｎ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｄｅｄｉｃａｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｄｅａｔｈ               ａｎｄ               ｄｅｓｔｒｕｃｔｉｏｎ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｘｐｅｎｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｎａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ.
               Ｉｍｐｌｅｍｅｎｔｉｎｇ               ａｎ               ｕｎｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ               ｗａｒ,               ａｎｄ               ｐａｙｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ｉｔ               ｗｉｔｈ               Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ               ａｎｄ               Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ               ｍｏｎｅｙ,               ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｄｅｎｙｉｎｇ               ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ               ｃａｒｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               Ｎａｔｉｏｎ,               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｐｏｏｒ               ｐｏｌｉｃｙ               ｂｕｔ               ｉｔ               ｖｅｒｇｅｓ               ｏｎ               ｒａｃｋｅｔｅｅｒｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｂｅ               ｔｏｌｅｒａｔｅｄ               ａｎｙ               ｌｏｎｇｅｒ.
               Ｓｏｕｒｃｅｓ
               Ｃｅｎｔｅｒ               ｆｏｒ               Ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               Ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ,               (1997               Ｃｏｎｇｒｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ               ａｄｄ-ｏｎｓ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               1997               ｍｉｌｉｔａｒｙ               ｂｕｄｇｅｔ,               ａｔ:               ｈｔｔｐ://ｗｗｗ.ｃｄｉ.ｏｒｇ/ｉｓｓｕｅｓ/ａｄｄｏｎ97.ｈｔｍ
               Ｆｒａｎｋ,               Ｂａｒｎｅｙ,               "Ｃｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               Ｍｉｌｉｔａｒｙ               Ｂｕｄｇｅｔ               ＩＩ,"               ａｔ:               ｈｔｔｐ://ｗｗｗ.ｔｈｅｎａｔｉｏｎ.ｃｏｍ/ｄｏｃ/20090302/ｆｒａｎｋ
               Ｋｏｓｉａｋ,               Ｓｔｅｖｅｎ               Ｍ.,               "               Ａｎａｌｙｓｉｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ＦＹ               2009               Ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               Ｂｕｄｇｅｔ               Ｒｅｑｕｅｓｔ,"               ａｔ:               ｈｔｔｐ://ｗｗｗ.ｃｓｂａｏｎｌｉｎｅ.ｏｒｇ/4Ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ/ＰｕｂＬｉｂｒａｒｙ/Ｒ.20080421.Ａｎａｌｙｓｉｓ_ｏｆ_ｔｈｅ_ＦＹ/Ｒ.20080421.Ａｎａｌｙｓｉｓ_ｏｆ_ｔｈｅ_ＦＹ.ｐｄｆ
               Ｏｆｆｉｃｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ｓｅｃｒｅｔａｒｙ               ｏｆ               Ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               -               Ａｎｎｕａｌ               Ｒｅｐｏｒｔ               ｔｏ               Ｃｏｎｇｒｅｓｓ:               Ｍｉｌｉｔａｒｙ               Ｐｏｗｅｒ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ｐｅｏｐｌｅ'ｓ               Ｒｅｐｕｂｌｉｃ               ｏｆ               Ｃｈｉｎａ               2009               (ＰＤＦ)[1]
               Ｒｏｂｉｎｓｏｎ,               Ｊｅｎｎｉｆｅｒ,               "Ｒｅｉｄ               Ｈｉｔ,               Ｆｅｔｅｄ               ａｔ               Ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               Ｌｕｎｃｈｅｏｎ,"               ａｔ:               ｈｔｔｐ://ｗｗｗ.ｌｖｒｊ.ｃｏｍ/ｎｅｗｓ/55332617.ｈｔｍｌ
               Ｓｉｓｋａ,               Ａ,               ｅｔ               ａｌ,               Ｈｅａｌｔｈ               Ｓｐｅｎｄｉｎｇ               Ｐｒｏｊｅｃｔｉｏｎｓ               Ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               2018:               Ｒｅｃｅｓｓｉｏｎ               Ｅｆｆｅｃｔｓ               Ａｄｄ               Ｕｎｃｅｒｔａｉｎｔｙ               ｔｏ               Ｔｈｅ               Ｏｕｔｌｏｏｋ               Ｈｅａｌｔｈ               Ａｆｆａｉｒｓ,               Ｍａｒｃｈ/Ａｐｒｉｌ               2009;               28(2):               ｗ346-ｗ357.
               Ｔｈｅ               Ｗｏｒｌｄ               Ｈｅａｌｔｈ               Ｏｒｇａｎｉｚａｔｉｏｎ'ｓ               ｒａｎｋｉｎｇ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｌｄ'ｓ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｓｙｓｔｅｍｓ.

ａｔ:               ｈｔｔｐ://ｗｗｗ.ｐｈｏｔｉｕｓ.ｃｏｍ/ｒａｎｋｉｎｇｓ/ｈｅａｌｔｈｒａｎｋｓ.ｈｔｍｌ
               Ｖｅｔｅｒａｎｓ               Ａｄｍｉｎｉｓｔｒａｔｉｏｎ,               2010               Ｂｕｄｇｅｔ               Ｆａｓｔ               Ｆａｃｔｓ,"               ａｔ:               ｈｔｔｐ://ｗｗｗ.ｖａ.ｇｏｖ/ｂｕｄｇｅｔ/ｓｕｍｍａｒｙ/2010/Ｆａｓｔ_Ｆａｃｔｓ_ＶＡ_Ｂｕｄｇｅｔ_Ｈｉｇｈｌｉｇｈｔｓ.ｐｄｆ
               Ｗｉｋｉｐｅｄｉａ,"Ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               Ｄｅｂｔ               ｂｙ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

Ｐｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｔｉａｌ               Ｔｅｒｍｓ,"               ａｔ:               ｈｔｔｐ://ｅｎ.ｗｉｋｉｐｅｄｉａ.ｏｒｇ/ｗｉｋｉ/Ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ_ｄｅｂｔ_ｂｙ_Ｕ.Ｓ._ｐｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｔｉａｌ_ｔｅｒｍｓ
               Ｗｉｋｉｐｅｄｉａ,               "Ｒａｃｋｅｔｅｅｒ               Ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅｄ               ａｎｄ               Ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔ               Ｏｒｇａｎｉｚａｔｉｏｎｓ               Ａｃｔ,"               ａｔ:               ｈｔｔｐ://ｅｎ.ｗｉｋｉｐｅｄｉａ.ｏｒｇ/ｗｉｋｉ/Ｒａｃｋｅｔｅｅｒ_Ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅｄ_ａｎｄ_Ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔ_Ｏｒｇａｎｉｚａｔｉｏｎｓ_Ａｃｔ
               Ｗｉｋｉｐｅｄｉａ,               "Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ               Ｓｔａｔｅｓ               Ｐｕｂｌｉｃ               Ｄｅｂｔ;               Ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               Ｏｗｎｅｒｓｈｉｐ,"               ａｔ:               ｈｔｔｐ://ｅｎ.ｗｉｋｉｐｅｄｉａ.ｏｒｇ/ｗｉｋｉ/Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ_Ｓｔａｔｅｓ_ｐｕｂｌｉｃ_ｄｅｂｔ#Ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ_ｏｗｎｅｒｓｈｉｐ
               Ｎｏｔｅｓ:
               Ａ               Ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               ｂａｓｅｌｉｎｅ               ｉｓ               ｃａｌｃｕｌａｔｅｄ               ｂｙ               ａｄｄｉｎｇ               3               %               ｅａｃｈ               ｙｅａｒ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               Ｃｌｉｎｔｏｎ               $1997               Ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               ｂｕｄｇｅｔ               ｏｆ               $254               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ.
               Ｒｅｄｕｃｉｎｇ               ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               ｔｏ               ａｎ               ａｎｎｕａｌ               ｇｒｏｗｔｈ               ｒａｔｅ               ｏｆ               ａｂｏｕｔ               $3               %               ($351               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ               ｏｒ               32               %               ｉｎ               2009               ｄｏｌｌａｒｓ)               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｓｅｒｖｅ               ｔｗｏ               ｐｕｒｐｏｓｅｓ:               1)               ｌｉｍｉｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｏｐｅｎｓｉｔｙ               ｆｏｒ               ｗａｒ               ｍｏｎｇｅｒｉｎｇ,               ａｎｄ               2)               ａｌｌｏｗ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｉｓｔｒｉｂｕｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｎｅａｒｌｙ               $166               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ.

Ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｏｓｅ               ｗｈｏ               ａｒｇｕｅ               ｔｈａｔ               $351               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｅｎｏｕｇｈ,               ｉｔ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ,               ｔｈａｔ               Ｃｈｉｎａ'ｓ               2008               ｍｉｌｉｔａｒｙ               ｓｐｅｎｄｉｎｇ               ｗａｓ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               ＵＳ$105               ａｎｄ               ＵＳ$150               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｅｃｏｎｄ               ｈｉｇｈｅｓｔ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｌｄ               ａｆｔｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ               Ｓｔａｔｅｓ.

Ａｓ               ａ               ｒｅｍｉｎｄｅｒ,               ｗｅ               ｏｗｅ               Ｃｈｉｎａ               $739.6               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ               (24.07%)               ｏｆ               ｏｕｒ               ｄｅｂｔ.Ｊａｐａｎ               ｉｓ               ｓｅｃｏｎｄ.

Ｗｅ               ｏｗｅ               ｔｈｅｍ               $634.8               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ               (20.66%)               ｆｏｒ               ｏｕｒ               ｄｅｂｔ.

Ｊａｐａｎ,               ｉｔ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｎｏｔｅｄ,               ｒａｎｋｅｄ               ｆｏｕｒｔｈ               ｉｎ               ｗｏｒｌｄ               ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               ｓｐｅｎｄｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               2004-2005,               ｓｐｅｎｄｉｎｇ               $42.1               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ.

Ｔｈｕｓ,               ｔｈｒｅｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｏｐ               ｆｏｕｒ               ｎａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｓｐｅｎｄ               ｆｒｏｍ               $42               ｔｏ               $150               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ               ｏｎ               ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｉｓ               ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒａｂｌｙ               ｌｏｗｅｒ               ｔｈａｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｃｏｍｍｅｎｄｅｄ               $351               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｕｍｂｅｒ               ｏｎｅ               ｓｐｅｎｄｅｒ;               ｔｈｅ               Ｕｎｔｉｅｓ               Ｓｔａｔｅｓ.
               Ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ｃｏｎｇｒｅｓｓ               ａｐｐｒｏｖｅｄ               ｓｕｐｐｌｅｍｅｎｔａｌ               ｓｐｅｎｄｉｎｇ,               ＮＰＰ               ａｎａｌｙｓｉｓ               ｓｈｏｗ               ｔｈａｔ               $84.8               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎ               ｉｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｏｐｅｒａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｉｎ               Ｉｒａｑ               ａｎｄ               Ａｆｇｈａｎｉｓｔａｎ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅｓ               Ｄｅｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ               ｏｆ               Ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               ｐｒｏｖｉｓｉｏｎｓ               ｉｎｃｌｕｄｉｎｇ               Ｍｉｌｉｔａｒｙ               Ｐｅｒｓｏｎｎｅｌ,               Ｏｐｅｒａｔｉｏｎｓ               &               Ｍａｉｎｔｅｎａｎｃｅ,               Ｐｒｏｃｕｒｅｍｅｎｔ,               ａｎｄ               Ｍｉｌｉｔａｒｙ               Ｃｏｎｓｔｒｕｃｔｉｏｎ;               Ｄｅｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ               ｏｆ               Ｓｔａｔｅ               ｐｒｏｖｉｓｉｏｎｓ               ｉｎｃｌｕｄｉｎｇ               Ｄｉｐｌｏｍａｔｉｃ               ａｎｄ               Ｃｏｎｓｕｌａｒ               Ｐｒｏｇｒａｍｓ               ａｎｄ               Ｅｃｏｎｏｍｉｃ               Ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ;               ａｎｄ               Ｄｅｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ               ｏｆ               Ｊｕｓｔｉｃｅ               ｐｒｏｖｉｓｉｏｎｓ.
               Ｐｒｅｖｉｏｕｓ               ＮＰＰ               ａｎａｌｙｓｉｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ａｔｔｒｉｂｕｔｅｄ               80%               ｕｎｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｅｄ               ｗａｒ               ｆｕｎｄｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｏｐｅｒａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｉｎ               Ｉｒａｑ               ａｎｄ               20%               ｔｏ               ｏｐｅｒａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｉｎ               Ａｆｇｈａｎｉｓｔａｎ.

Ｉｎ               ｌｉｇｈｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｒｏｏｐ               ｌｅｖｅｌ               ｒｅｄｕｃｔｉｏｎｓ               ａｎｎｏｕｎｃｅｄ               ｔｈｕｓ               ｆａｒ               ｆｏｒ               Ｉｒａｑ               ａｎｄ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｓ               ａｎｎｏｕｎｃｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               Ａｆｇｈａｎｉｓｔａｎ               ｉｎ               2009,               ｗｅ               ｈａｖｅ               ｍａｄｅ               ｎｅｗ               ｅｓｔｉｍａｔｅｓ               ｏｆ               ａｐｐｒｏｘｉｍａｔｅｌｙ               58%               ｕｎｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｅｄ               ｆｕｎｄｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               Ｉｒａｑ               ａｎｄ               42%               ｔｏ               Ａｆｇｈａｎｉｓｔａｎ.
               Ｔｏｔａｌ               ｗａｒ               ｆｕｎｄｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｄａｔｅ               ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅｓ               ａｌｌ               ａｐｐｒｏｖｅｄ               ｆｕｎｄｓ               ｆｏｒ               Ａｆｇｈａｎｉｓｔａｎ               ｓｉｎｃｅ               ＦＹ2001               ｐｌｕｓ               ａｌｌ               ａｐｐｒｏｖｅｄ               ｆｕｎｄｓ               ｆｏｒ               Ｉｒａｑ               ｓｉｎｃｅ               ＦＹ2003.

Ｓｅｅ               ＣＲＳ               Ｒｅｐｏｒｔ               ＲＬ33110               Ｍａｙ               2009.






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