Foreign policy issues are very critical in this election and will be discussed in the last two debates on October 16 and 22.
Here's the brief references about military issues from the first Democrat/Republican presidential debate:
Here was Obama on Romney's five-point plan:
"I would just say this to the American people. If you believe that we can cut taxes by $5 trillion and add $2 trillion in additional spending that the military is not asking for, $7 trillion -- just to give you a sense, over 10 years, that’s more than our entire defense budget -- and you think that by closing loopholes and deductions for the well-to-do, somehow you will not end up picking up the tab, then Governor Romney’s plan may work for you....I think it’s important for us to develop new sources of energy here in America, that we change our tax code to make sure that we’re helping small businesses and companies that are investing here in the United States, that we take some of the money that we’re saving as we wind down two wars to rebuild America and that we reduce our deficit in a balanced way that allows us to make these critical investments (emphasis added).
Mitt Romney on the same question:
"We have a responsibility to protect the lives and liberties of our people, and that means a military second to none. I do not believe in cutting our military. I believe in maintaining the strength of America’s military....The president’s reelected you’ll see dramatic cuts to our military. The secretary of defense has said these would be even devastating. I will not cut our commitment to our military. I will keep America strong."
Now Obama has far surpassed Bush on war matters, even while cutting the military budget, he's proven we can be far more "lean & mean" as the reports below reveal. Please do your homework on war matters, many lives and our economy sustainability and prosperity depend on informed and principled voting on these issues.
Living Under Drones video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yMOzvmgVhc&sns=em
Every Person Is Afraid of the Drones': The Strikes' Effect on Life in Pakistan, article:
http://m.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/09/every-person-is-afraid-of-the-drones-the-strikes-effect-on-life-in-pakistan/262814/
The ever increasing use of Drone attacks kill innocent children, mothers, families as well as our enemies. It's a faceless war that our taxes pay for and your vote matters.
