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p>Oh, and one nit to pick: U.S. defense spending was 10% of GDP during the 1950s, but dropped to 5.4% by 1975, and was only 6.4% in 1986, at the height of the Reagan build-up. Now the USSR, which was our great foe, is dead and buried. We don't need the scale of military force we had then, or the budget we had then. Military spending is like any other government spending: it takes from the people, and even when administered scrupulously, it corrupts and distorts the economy. br> -- Rich Rostrom /p> p> Iraq and N. Korea may be acting in concert as you suggest or, N. Korea may just be taking advantage of our focus on Iraq. Why wouldn't China do the same with regard to Taiwan? We admit we only have a two-regional-war capacity, so when we are engaged with Iraq and N. Korea, the Chinese may view it as the perfect opportunity to cross the strait into Taiwan. br> -- Chris Small br> Winston-Salem, NC /p> p> Of course Iraq and Korea act in cahoots. I believe that they are also working with forces in Colombia and more importantly Venezuela. With cells in over 60 countries and an untold number of allied anti-Americans we can expect a world wide effort to destabilize our society. br> -- Ed Wager /p> p> BOXER BETWEEN THE EARS

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Law, Military, Iraq, Africa, North Korea