I definitely believe our military can and should be downsized by a considerable margin.
re: pre existing conditions, It's not a paltry amount. It raises healthy peoples premiums by a lot. Maybe if you are sick and gangly you wouldn't notice much of a difference.
Look the bottom line is, sometimes it's just someones turn to die. It's that simple. Not everyone can be in this great game we call life. If you are 40 and you get cancer and you didn't buy insurance, sorry, you made a bad roll. Time to get off the train. Some people just draw the short straw