According to a 2016 analysis by the US think tank the RAND Corporation,
military budgets would only need to rise by $ 2.4 to $ 8.4 million (# 1.8 to # 6.4 million) to accommodate all transgender personnel.
The real issue is how much NATO countries spend on their own
military budgets.
Democrats are demanding increases in non-defense spending if
military budgets are pumped up as Trump has demanded.
In her case, it was imperative for women from different countries to include and support each other in decisions being made on things like
military budgets and arms control.
«With the threat environment unlikely to abate per a host of global tensions spanning China, the Mideast, North Korea, and Russia, we do not foresee any imminent fall - off in US
military budgets,» wrote Morgan Stanley analysts led by Rajeev Lalwani.
The military budget is slated to get a healthy increase in the most recent budget proposal.
Yes we only want the type of Christians that send our young people into war, increase
our military budget, increase our national debt & take money from poor.
Nothing is more unsustainable than huge
military budgets and actual warfare.
The Industrial Military Complex is one of the worst aspects of modern America... we need to cut
our military budget in HALF, easily.
The budget for such, he tells us, was more than the PRC's
military budget for 2011 (pp. 278 - 286).
But though German rearmament, along with the increased
military budgets of the allied powers, made war an «acute possibility,» it was not inevitable: «The nations of Europe are all armed to the teeth, and still they can not compel Germany to observe the terms of an unfair treaty.
That such preparations may upset the international balance of power, or even provoke war, is no reason to reject
a military budget, since the final war is coming according to the will of God.
Then there is the «theological» support for an inflated
military budget, weapons development, even destruction of life on earth.
8 One does not need a medical degree to recognize that admitting homosexuals into the military would bring about an increase in the number of AIDS cases and would put additional financial and personnel strains on military medicine, which must contend with a declining
military budget and the challenge of recruiting and retaining sufficient medical personnel.
I've got news for us all, NOT cutting
our military budget is going to hurt our «economic freedom».
Thanks to our military security, indeed, we created the end of the world, and we stored it in the cornfields of Kansas, using it indirectly to kill millions who were refused, because of the skewing of
a military budget, their direct development needs.
Historically, we are reluctant to cut
military budget dollars beause we say it will hurt our «freedom».
Wzrd1 — we could cut
the military budget in half and still rival the spending of Russia, China, Germany, UK, and France combined.
It's too bad conservative won't cut
military budgets for on base relgious activities when the base has plenty of churches in surrounding communitiers.
Today in the 1980s a potential war in Nicaragua draws widespread opposition,
military budgets are closely examined, and social programs are still defended.
Can you imagine how much we could cut
the military budget if we didn't have to order thousands of armored vehicles, big jets and other types of «snooping» aircraft??
the US
military budget is more than china, the UK, france, russia, japan, and germany combined.
slashing
the military budget is going to mean a whole lot of unemployed soldiers and defense industry workers.
JCPOA can (If US let it) boost Iran's income and so
military budget.
And this Al - Monitor (a media site focused on Middle East which was accused of following «the agenda of the Iranian and Syrian governments and Hezbollah») article details a bit more
the military budget and the growing trend of Iran's military spendings, although it does not state the current total defense budget and its numbers are considerably lower than SIPRI's for the past years, maybe because the fiscal year used in this article begins near 20th March:
At present two thirds of UK arms sales go straight to the Middle East, and with the Gulf states increasing
their military budgets this looks unlikely to change.
Why isn't Saudi Arabia which has the third largest
Military Budget desire Nuclear Weapons?
Dr Liam Fox, defence secretary, points to «radical reform», real - terms funding rises for the armed forces in the government's equipment programme and size of
military budget in global terms.
Irrespective of how the UK is perceived overseas, governments of all parties have long believed that Britain needs to have a military befitting a great power — even if the dwindling
military budget is closer to what might be expected for a medium size power.
Greens call for an end to the Bush - Obama post-9 / 11 decade of wars without end, bloated
military budgets, skyrocketing hate crimes against Muslims in the US, torture and other abuses of power
«We continue to have the fourth largest
military budget in the world and the SDSR has put defence back on a stable footing with highly capable armed forces and certainty for our personnel and their families.
David Cameron is not prepared to retreat from plans to cut Britain's
military budget, despite strong opposition from the defence secretary, according to a report.
According to the Greens, he'll be supporting their calls to reduce
the military budget, pass Medicare for All, and ban hydrofracking in the Marcellus shale.
On a vast array of profound issues — ranging from climate change and civil liberties to drone strikes, perpetual war and a huge
military budget — some individual progressives in Congress introduce outstanding bills and make excellent statements.
Last year it spent 3.6 % of its GDP on defence, the highest ratio of any NATO member (and the highest total
military budget in the world by a hefty margin).
David Cameron is not prepared to retreat from plans to cut Britain's
military budget, despite strong opposition from the defence secretary.
New York Sen. Chuck Schumer says he's not afraid to use his political might to protect Fort Drum from cuts to
the military budget.
The Greens have actively organized against the ongoing wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Libya and call for a 50 to 75 % cut in
the military budget.
Russell supports a 70 percent cut in
the military budget; legalization of marijuana; a «single payer,» government - run health care system; campaign finance reform; and tough curbs on greenhouse gas emissions.
In an era of
military budget cuts, it is imperative that this installation remains open.
WASHINGTON, DC — The Green Party today said the solution to the current impasse over sequestration and federal budget cuts is deep cuts in
the military budget.
Of course prior to that she spoke of her support for the Military, and criticized President Obama for cutting
the military budget instead of growing it at this time.
He also won the most applause for some of his answers, including the suggestion that the government should cut
its military budget to pay for improving educational opportunities for students with disabilities.
«One reason is that
the military budget was finding its way into the pockets of the generals.
It's smaller than what we invest in
the military budget.
This is all while driving up the deficit to pay for massive
military budget increases we don't need.
The president's budget proposal for 2018 would have shifted the balance of military and non-military spending, with
a military budget making up 59 % of federal spending.
When a crusading chairperson of
the military budget committee pressures the would be Navy secretary to begin full gender integration of the service, he offers the chance for a test case for a female trainee in the US Navy's elite SEAL / C.
You might think they're talking about current American politics: There is no money in the national treasury for more social programs like orphanages and vaccinations;
The military budget must be cut; The rich are intent on keeping their tax privileges; Members of the legislature continue to beat down all proposed reforms of the leader; The conditions of the poor are getting worse; Some religious leaders insist that the Earth was created in six literal days; Foreigners must be deported.
But that could change as
military budgets shrink and officials rethink spending priorities.»