Well, just taking combat planes alone, the US has roughly 3500 vs. Russia which has 2000.  The cost of one F-22 Raptor is about 150-200 million dollars.  Just numbers....  I wonder how many Raptors we need to guarantee our security?  Agree that some programs need to be cut, especially those on the government dole who are able bodied.  But how do you tell an 80 year old that he now has to pay more for medical care so that we can buy more military equipment?