GOP nominee Mitt Romney at the Virginia Military Institute October 8, 2012. (Shannon Stapleton/Courtesy Reuters)
The 4 Percent Solution: How Much Military Can You Buy For $720 Billion A Year? -- James Carafano, Foreign Policy
Even though the first U.S. presidential debate was not about national security, the military made a brief but striking appearance, with candidate Mitt Romney lamenting what he charged were President Barack Obama's "dramatic cuts to our military." He said: "I do not believe in cutting our military. I believe in maintaining the strength of America's military." Obama, for his part, countered that Romney wanted "$2 trillion in additional military spending that the military hasn't asked for."
The stark contrast raises the question: Is the United States investing adequately for its future defense?
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My Comment: As the politicians debate and argue on what to spend (or not spend) when it comes to the U.S. Military, the Pentagon is living in the real world of what they are about to face.
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