I have to say, having just listened to this, that the one commentator misses a significant point when she said the problem with the budget is about entitlements. Wrong! The problem is that defense eats up a full 50 percent of our national budget. http://www.warresisters.org/pages/piechart.htm shows a pie chart, and information that has been heavily researched. Then check: http://www.globalissues.org/article/75/world-military-spending
Something to think about.