Rumsfeld: Cuts Could Leave Sizable Intel Gaps -- Army TimesFORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Friday that any perceived weakness in U.S. power is a greater threat to the country than another nation or terrorist cell.
Rumsfeld held a question-and-answer session with military officers at Fort Leavenworth, and said that past cuts in defense and intelligence spending led to gaps in security. He cautions it could happen again under current tight federal budgets.
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My Comment: I usually agree with former Sec. of Defense Rumsfeld .... but not on this issue. The intelligence budget and community is huge .... tens of thousands of individuals coupled with a budget that is in the tens of billions of dollars. If we still have intel gaps with these resources .... that then tells me that we are truly in big trouble.
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