The “Caucus for Perpetual War” hates Trump. These “national security” experts are a whos who of K Street Defense Contractor lobbying.
Just another example of the corruption in the GOPE. It not about the best way to defend the USA, it about keeping the defense contract money flowing out of the treasury.
Conservative have got to wake up. We are BROKE. We cannot have any sacred cows in the Fed Budget. ALL of it is going to have to be reduced.
Cut the welfare. I mean actual cuts; reductions (preferably to zero) in actual spending. Cut the regulatory state; I mean actual cuts in actual size, scope, and cost. Get the government completely out of the medical insurance and old-age pension business.
Then we can talk about the military. For decades "all of it must be reduced" has been code for "slash the military and increase the socialism".
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
"provide for the common defense", as in spend the money necessary for a strong defense.
"promote the general Welfare", as in, to encourage concern for all citizens, not pay illegals and able-bodied citizens to goof off.
National Defense IS a responsibility of the Government. I would rather have tax dollars spent on new weapon systems built by domestic manufacturers than all of the worthless social programs that produce NOTHING. These major weapons contractors aren’t going to start building toasters. They will vanish and this nation would become even more exposed.