Reasonable Ways to Cut Defense Budget
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The defense budget should and can be reduced significantly without harming national security. In fact, a sensible reduction will actually increase national security because, as former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mullen has pointed out, our burgeoning federal deficit is the greatest threat to national security.
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This article was originally published in U.S. News and World Report.
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