Soldier Cuts in the U.S Military

Secretary of State John Kerry has spoken lately about the United States Military and diplomatic plans for the future. First is to get out of Afghanistan and Iraq, second is to control the violence in Syria, and third is trying to keep Russia under control after “invading” Ukraine a week ago. The fourth provision might surprise some people and the plan now is to cut the number of troops to pre-World War II levels. With all the violence and conflict we are involved with, is this a good idea? Or could this just hurt our power and credibility even more?

            The United States has been the top world leader since the end of World War II and it is mostly because of our military. It was the United States who changed the outcome of World War I and World War II and it was because of our experience, resources, and size of our military. Cutting soldiers could be a grave danger to not only ourselves but to other countries that need our assistance around the world. I have always been against getting involved with conflicts that have nothing to do with us but if we are going to do it in the first place we better have a strong and big Army to fulfill the needs that is wanted by our allies. This could make us weaker in the long-run and make it harder for us to control areas that we want to control.

            Congress has also talked about cutting some spending from our military budget. Even though this might be a step in the right direction (because it would save us money) there are many other areas that should be cut before our military. Our Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines is what keep this nation safe and cutting spending is not the answer right now. We are not at peace with most of our conflicts and they are not going away anytime soon. We might be able to cutback in the future but now is not the time.

            With the Middle East still being in an unstable stage and Eastern Europe in riot, cutting back on spending will only make it worse for people living in those areas of the world. The United States is the world’s cop for a reason, it is because we can get the job done quickly and do it right the first time and all of that credit should be given to our military. Cutting back is not the answer and could just lead to more problems if it is put in place here in the next year or two.