I am all for the military, in terms that it is the largest government form of employement and is the majority feeder to what we, as americans are so proud of, the middle class. Other than that nah. I understand that it is important to have weapons for the simple reason if someone else has them and you don't then...
there are alternatives.
spending less on military is not necessarily a bad thing. maybe that money could employe edjamacators or other forms of 'social services'. because after all public education is a social service. and those that refuse to pay taxes are not providing to social security!