Defense Spending Don't Shortchange The Pentagon -- A Commentary

From Washington Times:

Make no mistake. What happened to Wall Street and to Main Street threatens the Department of Defense.

As Wall Street and Main Street have imploded, if strong action is not taken now, America's military will suffer a similarly disastrous collapse. For those who dismiss this warning as too alarmist, the shocking demise of Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch and possibly the nation's Big Three auto makers should be chastening and illuminating. Many of the same symptoms of danger ignored for the economy are present in defense.

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