Lee Jones on Homeland Security Democratic Senate Challenger (KS)

Bush policy alienates US from our traditional allies

More spending on Armed Forces personnel & readiness

Desirable levels of Defense Spending:
• Slightly Increase Armed Forces personnel training
• Slightly Decrease Intelligence operations
• Greatly Increase Pay for active duty personnel
• Greatly Increase Programs to improve troop retention rates
• Greatly Increase Troop and equipment readiness

Decrease spending on National missile defense

Desirable levels of Defense Spending:
• Maintain Status of Military hardware
• Slightly Increase Modernization of weaponry and equipment
• Slightly Decrease National missile defense
• Maintain Status of Research and development of new weapons