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Heh, then look at 1982. Bottom line is one must look at the AVERAGE of the term, however. There's no point in just looking at a single year as that is not representative of what the spending actually was throughout the term.
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So all that demonstrates is that Reagan's first year in office saw a small jump in the funds spent on defence. I'm still waiting for you to demonstrate that the left (whatever that is) is categorically worse for America's security. |
"Small jump"? You're kidding, right?
The average percentage under Carter was 49.13%. Under Reagan it was 61.02%. And, AGAIN, that doesn't include intelligence spending.
Here's a great editorial with FACTS demonstrating why Democrats have been weak on defense:
http://www.investors.com/editorial/e...47450843953666
The parts on Carter are awesome reading. Yet, the guy still gives speeches at Democratic conventions.
I mean, this isn't uncommon knowledge. Americans tend to vote Democrat when the key issues are domestic and Republican when the issues are national defense.