> Why do you think there is anything inconsistent about conservatives not cutting back government uniformly? There are 2 things that are not being taken into a

> Why do you think there is anything inconsistent about conservatives not cutting back government uniformly? There are 2 things that are not being taken into account. First, historic trends are not reversed by relatively recent changes in allocation to the US military. Second relatively recent changes in military utility of manpower vs aircraft vs cruise missile has made certain kinds of spending obsolete. A modern, effective military does not require the same logistics anymore, so of course spending has gone down. There is nothing inconsistent about conservatives (Republicans) expanding military spending, as they always have and will continue to do so within the bounds of recommendations from the industrial military complex.