The US spends too much on “weapons that we don’t need, that don’t work, or that don’t make us safer,” says John Edwards. His plan: end the Iraq War and stop spending on missile defense systems, space-based weapons and other weapons systems.
And, as President, what would he do with all those savings? Edwards says his priorities are universal healthcare, college for everyone, adequate housing and equal opportunity. In his downtime, he’ll “lead an effort to rid the planet of nuclear weapons.”
Don’t call Barack Obama a tax-and-spend liberal. As President, he’ll be a cost cutter — when it comes to the Defense Department. Obama says he’ll stop spending in Iraq by ending the war and he’ll cut investments in “unproven missile defense systems.” Obama also pledges that he “will not weaponize space” and he will set a goal of “a world without nuclear weapons.”
Sound Bite: “I don’t posture on defense policy and I don’t take money from federal lobbyists from powerful defense contractors.”
