Interesting (and encouraging) that Tea Party senate candidate Rand Paul says that cutting defense spending should be on the table for discussion at this point.
It’s a smart position, and here’s why: in the “new” war, information is actually as valuable (or more so) as weaponry. And the defense budget is so big that…
…every 1% cut in the defense budget could get you a 100% increase in the intelligence budget!!
That’s right: put simply, if we were to proceed with a minimalist 4% cut in the defense budget, we could triple the size of the intelligence budget…and still pocket 2%. And we’d be safer in the bargain.
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