There is no Soviet Union now, but our government still acts as though we were in danger of imminent attack. You are paying for a military designed to fight two wars simultaneously. Most of the world is at peace, but our politicians and diplomats are searching the globe looking for any excuse possible to get us involved in other people's squabbles. Because, as Randolph Bourne put it, war is the health of the state. This self-destructive foreign policy also means less security, as you are exposed more and more to the threat of terrorism.
Every conflict has at least two sides.
Again, war is the health of the state. Yes, it's a dangerous world out there. To some extent, it is our politicians who roam the world in search of trouble. Not surprisingly, they almost always manage to find it.