Forget about reducing our defense spending

I've written here before about how much we--the US--spends on defense and our military and how ridiculously high it is and how it's bankrupting us. I held out hope that we could reduce that amount. There was even that one post I had, written by a military officer, telling of both why and how we could and should reduce our defense spending. Great stuff, that one. But now, word out today shows that China has a new missile that could be problematic for us: Chinese missile could shift Pacific power balance U.S. naval planners are scrambling to deal with what analysts say is a game-changing weapon being developed by China — an unprecedented carrier-killing missile called the Dong Feng 21D that could be launched from land with enough accuracy to penetrate the defenses of even the most advanced moving aircraft carrier at a distance of more than 1,500 kilometers (900 miles). With this development, unless it turned out to be false--which I doubt seriously will happen--no president will be able to propose that we cut defense spending, even if it could be logically, statistically proven that we'd still be safe. It seems we are doomed to spend ourselves into oblivion and debt, just as the Russians did, leading to their collapse. I'm not suggesting this will happen any time soon but that's not to say it can't or won't eventually happen, in a decade or two. Heaven knows we're good at spending. Side note: I want to also mention that this article I've linked to, above, is loaded, I believe, with new and important information about the defense of our carrier ships and our place in the world. It's a good and important read and I didn't/couldn't cover all the issues it raises here. It's worth the quick read. Have a great weekend, y'all.