The United States has the highest military budget by far in the world. Debate continues over the size of this budget; critics say that the United States would have a higher quality of life if the military budget were reduced and the saved dollars spent on unmet social needs.

For this discussion you are to research the current military budget and discuss your perspective on the current budget. Is it too much? Is it not enough?

Discussion guidelines: Your initial discussion forum posting must be a minimum of 250 words and include at minimum three in-text citations. You must list your reference source at the end of your posting. If you do not list reference(s), you will not receive full credit for your posting.  All posts must be posted directly to the forum; do not post any responses as an attachment, or you will not receive credit for the post. You must have a reference. You must complete citations and references using APA format.