The U.S. already spends more than twice Russia and China's combined military budget. That's just one reason I was the sole 'no' vote on the proposed defense budget, RoKhanna writes.
Lastly, we should rethink the over 800 bases overseas that are vestiges of the Cold War and ill-suited to modern challenges in the Pacific and Middle East. Even Gen. Mark Milley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,, “I think we have too much infrastructure overseas.” Closing unnecessary bases that do not serve a strategic interest could save us tens of billions of dollars.
While the Pentagon’s budget has exploded, funding for health care, education, food assistance and other desperately needed programs has been cut.
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