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Kitt wrote:
"The link leads to a story about a Gallup poll taken in 2007 wherein most Americans polled said that we are spending too much on military. That number is growing in spite of Congress, the administration and the very disgraced media we are commenting on in this thread."
That poll in no way refutes my conclusion that "Most Americans" enable the military culture, in spite of their dissatisfaction with the dollars spent.
The reality is as plain as blood on a Palin turkey. If most Americans were really appalled about this government expenditure of lives and treasure here and abroad, they're sending mixed messages.
Glenn has provided ample blogs showing that the very protectors of far-right, hawk profiteers got more than enough help from the left, despite Congressional and, even now, maybe Presidential elections.
The very fact that newly-elected Obama must carefully pay homage to consultants from the higher, military ranks as he meticulously appoints non-ideologues to those defense posts demonstrates the sacredness of that cow.
Americans don't like wasting money like this, but they also like having the military culture available to train and educate their children for careers otherwise unavailable elsewhere.
