Who Really Stands Behind Our Troops?

Who Really Stands Behind Our Troops?

Republicans have always been very good at delivering the pro-troops message – they're reliably tough on national security threats from foreign lands. Building up and maintaining the strongest possible military has been a key issue that has moved millions of Americans to put their trust in Republican congressional and presidential leadership over the years. But are the Republicans really the party of a strong U.S. Military?

Under the Kennedy administration, spending for the military went UP, a marked increase from the previous TWO administrations of Truman and Eisenhower. After Kennedy was succeeded by the Republican Nixon and Ford administrations, military spending actually WENT DOWN. Following Republican Ronald Reagan's eight year presidency, both the H.W Bush and Clinton administrations saw a DECREASE in military spending.

And who, in recent history spent the MOST on the U.S. Military? That would be none other than the Democrat, Barack Obama. Yes, you read that correctly. The “soft on crime and the military Democrat” Barack Obama increased military spending drastically. Obama’s budget proposal ignored caps on military spending set by the 2011 Budget Control Act. He added $38 billion to the $523 billion restriction set by the Act.

It would seem that if you want increased spending on the troops, it's best to have a democratic administration in Washington.

Source: David Stockman and the New York Times