> I don't think the Dems in the US would go for that. Every non-office-holding Democrat I know would go for it. The problem is that it's political suicide to a

> I don't think the Dems in the US would go for that. Every non-office-holding Democrat I know would go for it. The problem is that it's political suicide to actually suggest it, because most people don't realize how exorbitant our military spending actually is, so voting for a cut means you go on record as anti-military. That's not an easy rap to beat. It's one of those downsides to democracy. No one has the power to just do it.