在伊拉克入侵科威特之前,大幅度削减美国国防开支似乎差不多是不可避免的。主要由于东欧政治的变化,普遍认为这减少了对美国和西欧的军事威胁。结果,美国1991财政年度预算协议中就大量削减国防开支,并可望今后几年还将进一步削减。最近的波斯湾事件与苏联解体,使人们对是否要立即大幅度削减国防开支引起犹豫。美国对伊拉克侵略作出的军事反映是在短时间里不断大量增加军事费用;而苏联的政治动乱是 Before Iraqs invasion of Kuwait, drastic cuts in U.S. defense spending seemed almost inevitable. Mainly due to the political changes in Eastern Europe, it is generally considered that this has reduced the military threat to the United States and Western Europe. As a result, the United States in 1991 fiscal budget agreement on a substantial reduction of defense spending, and is expected to further reduce the next few years. The recent Persian Gulf incident and the disintegration of the Soviet Union make people hesitate to immediately and drastically reduce their defense spending. The military reaction the United States has made to the Iraqi aggression is to continuously increase the military expenses in a very short period of time. The political turmoil in the Soviet Union