Gulp.

To be honest, I didn't know much about this topic until asked to write about it. I watch foreign news reports often, and they tend to not report on U.S. Affairs. The only U.S. News I hear about is what the paper I work for prints, which isn't a lot. So, I had to do some research.

I don't see anything wrong with it. It seems like it is America's time to worry about ourselves, and take a step back. You know, let the other major players step up. Though the government is reducing its military presence and cutting spending, the government is finally doing what the people have been asking for quite a long time. This plan will boost morale in Americans and increase the trust level the citizens have for the government.

This plan brings strength to our own borders, instead of thinning out our already stretched-out military. If the government does this effectively, then it will possibly lead to a surge in enlistment. That way we can one day have a greater military presence throughout the world again.

As for the cutting of the military spending, I feel that it is about time. All across America citizens have to decide what to allocate money to. Do they get full-coverage insurance on their home, or food to feed their family? Do they get the security alarm or repair the car? If we have to make these decisions, then the government should as well.

Though the Republicans are against the idea, I believe that everything will even out in the end. If the plan doesn't work as well as they had hoped, then the people that were against it in the first place will be in the upswing, and the government will change again. Obama has been given four years to make things better; and if the citizenry feel that he failed then they will change who sits in the country's driver seat.

But this is just my own thoughts. I knew very little about it when I started, though I don't claim to have mastered the situation. Anyway, what are your thoughts about it?