Yes, cut defense spending — but by how much?
http://dervishcom.blogspot.com/2011/08/yes-cut-defense-spending-but-by-how.html
Fareed Zakaria makes a reasonable case in his Aug. 4 op-ed column, "Yes, let's cut defense," that military spending should be reduced as part of any deficit reduction deal. In fact, it surely will be. But he is almost cavalier about the amount of that reduction, blurring the line between cuts of some $350 billion to $500 billion over 10 years (which are doable) and those closer to a trillion dollars over the same period (which are not). Yes, let's cut defense. But let's do it strategically. The amount matters a lot.
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