Thursday, May 19, 2011

What Price Will We Pay for Defense?

Strategypage has a basic reminder of why our defense budget matters:

While the dollar cost of war is good for a hot headline on a slow news day, the fact that the money saved lots of American lives, never seems to make it to the front page.

We pay the bill in cash or blood. Which one should it be?

Strategypage also shows that despite high absolute numbers, the burden of defense is far smaller than it used to be.