well i don't know much about any of that
but i do know that the military is only half of that pie chart
and i also know that its so hard to fight the "military industrial complex" in congress in part because many districts would see a loss of jobs if that spending was cut
i'm not even necessarily against the idea of tightening down and trying to cut costs where it's efficient to do so. but in terms of grand strategy... being a military superpower is a plus. a big plus. that is why our main rivals in the world our russia and china. because they are the only two who even come close to competing with us.
so reverting to a much more insular, isolationist approach where we only allocate the necessary funds to "defend the country" rather than to defend all our strategic interests abroad... i can't see how that wouldn't take away from our current spot on the global totem pole. to me it sounds like trying to have your cake and eat it too
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