What are your opinions on this Not Just Bikes comments on "fixing" North America?

https://lemmygrad.ml/post/1103942

What are your opinions on this Not Just Bikes comments on "fixing" North America? - Lemmygrad

The US is fixible more quickly… with the political will. Cutting the defense budget in half for several years and intelligently spending that money would go a long way.

I just don’t see it happening without major reforms to get the government out of corporate hands though.

You agree with JustBikes then. Cutting the defense budget with fascist threats like China and Russia is difficult. By half? Impossible.
Russia is no longer a threat to anyone except, perhaps, a small neighboring country with no defensive capabilities. China, on the other hand, is certainly a growing problem. While the USA maintains a significant technical advantage, China is set up to out-build the west from a manufacturing perspective.