And it will make next to no difference to the federal deficit. Here's the problem. "Everything else" is chump change. It's like a couple on the edge of bankruptcy refusing to sell their yacht, get rid of their country club membership, and selling their thoroughbred and instead canceling their cable subscription to save money.
You fail to see the total picture. The more that is cut from other budgets, the less cut from the military. Plus, permanent cuts to the waste will not be a factor in the future.