There was this little thing that happened in the 1990s known as a military drawdown. Following the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the military was reduced by over 25%.
During the past 10 years, the military has been reduced from about 2 million active duty personnel in 1991 to roughly 1.2 million today. At the same time, the Guard and Reserves have also been cut. The "two major wars" scenario was put aside a long time ago. Do try to keep up.
After the end of the Cold War, people all over the country began calling for a "Peace Dividend" so that money being spent on the Department of Defense could be used for other things. In the spirit of bipartisanship, Congress came up with the following guidelines for spending the peace dividend:
50% would go to social spending and urban renewal
50% would go to deficit reduction
50% would go to tax cuts
50% would go to new federal highway projects and infrastructure
50% would go to education programs
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Have you not been paying attention?