Some experts believe they should be redirected to homeland defense rather than service overseas.
Mr Stern believes that resources should be redirected at reversing this situation.
Existing subsidies for preventing foreclosure should be redirected towards reducing principal.
As far as possible, international aid should be redirected towards NGOs, Burundian civil society, the independent media and humanitarian needs.
They should be regarded as fellow citizens whose resources and energy should be redirected toward building the future.
The Greens and various secular groups believe the money should be redirected to pay for school counsellors.
Siewert said the money used on implementing catch-and-kill guidelines should be redirected into investigating non-lethal shark control methods, such as an eco sound barrier.
Above all, the debate should be redirected into reforming the welfare state in a way that promotes structural change and economic growth.
Now, with the movement weakened, some commentators say that attention should be redirected to the west, where the Canadian Alliance swept most of the seats.
Pullman said: "Resources now being channelled into testing could and should be redirected towards libraries, the training of librarians and book provision.
Some of the resources being wasted on incarcerating minor law-breakers should be redirected to more serious threats to public safety, including violent gangs.
