We want to make sure the military gets it right and understands that if they're going to have less money, they're going to have to spend it a lot more smartly.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
We're going to have to raise revenues in some form or fashion, and we're going to have to cut spending, including entitlements of all kind, including the military. We all know this. Lets get on with it.
I have spoken to Donald Trump about this. He understands the dramatic budget cuts our military has faced.
We need a defense budget that's big enough to sustain an increase in the size of the Army.
We need to ensure our men and women in uniform are equipped with the very best money can buy. We also have to make sure critical military technologies are developed in America and that the U.S. defense manufacturing base remains healthy and strong.
Our national-security strategy must drive our military budget, rather than the budget setting our strategy.
If you refuse to acknowledge that there is any waste that can be culled from the military budget, you are a big-government conservative, and you cannot lay claim to balancing the budget.
While our nation faces many challenges that must be met regarding homeland security and our military readiness, it is imperative that we live within our means and wisely spend taxpayer dollars.
Let us wage a moral and political war against war itself, so that we can cut military spending and use that money for human needs.
The military budget must reflect the threats we face, rather than the budget defining those threats.
If we're going to spend more money, it should go to the soldiers, Marines, and airmen to increase their salaries.