Photo: Donald RumsfeldThe Peril of Deep Defense Cuts -- Donald Rumsfeld, Wall Street Journal
Our country has taken an axe to the national security budget after every war of the 20th century. And every time we later regretted it.
Today Leon Panetta will take the oath to become our nation's 23rd secretary of defense. After he walks through the Pentagon's river entrance and up the oak-paneled stairwell to his office, the weight of managing a three million-person department during wartime will sink in. And Mr. Panetta's tenure begins just as President Obama and bipartisan majorities in Congress are insisting on deep cuts to defense spending. It will be tempting to accede to the White House's proposal to carve out $400 billion, if not more, from the national security budget by 2023. It would also be a grievous mistake.
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My Comment: I have to give credit to the old war horse .... he is still thinking and writing and trying to have an impact on defense/security issues.