From The Heritage Foundation and The CATO Institute:
National Security
What People Are Saying About National Security, Defense Spending, and the Debt
by Scott Nason, Janice Smith
The Heritage Foundation
August 10, 2011
Backgrounder
Washington policymakers, facing unprecedented deficits and drastic measures to deal with a $14.3 trillion debt, are considering cutting the budget for national defense. Yet as former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, his successor Leon Panetta, and other U.S. officials like Admiral Mike Mullen have said, defense spending is not the cause of our fiscal problems. Even eliminating the entire defense budget would not solve our budget woes. Neither the Administration nor Members of Congress should lose sight of their constitutional obligation to provide for the full defense of America. They would do well to consider the following sage statements from a number of current and former policymakers and experts from the U.S. and overseas.
URL: www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2011/08/What-People-Are-Saying-About-National-Security-Defense-Spending-and-the-Debt
National Security
What People Are Saying About National Security, Defense Spending, and the Debt
by Scott Nason, Janice Smith
The Heritage Foundation
August 10, 2011
Backgrounder
Washington policymakers, facing unprecedented deficits and drastic measures to deal with a $14.3 trillion debt, are considering cutting the budget for national defense. Yet as former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, his successor Leon Panetta, and other U.S. officials like Admiral Mike Mullen have said, defense spending is not the cause of our fiscal problems. Even eliminating the entire defense budget would not solve our budget woes. Neither the Administration nor Members of Congress should lose sight of their constitutional obligation to provide for the full defense of America. They would do well to consider the following sage statements from a number of current and former policymakers and experts from the U.S. and overseas.
URL: www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2011/08/What-People-Are-Saying-About-National-Security-Defense-Spending-and-the-Debt
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