[ClearCase_guy]

Given the state of our budget, we know that huge spending cuts are coming. I have no doubt that cuts will eventually impact Education, Energy and other -- normally "protected" -- parts of government. But people in both parties always seem eager to cut Defense Spending. That is likely to be the first place for cutbacks, whether we like it or not.

So, given the extreme likelihood that our military capabilities will be decreasing, how should we plan for the future? Less intervention, less nation building, less foreign entanglements seem like no brainers. I'd say Palin is on the right path, as usual.

[kenavi]

So, given the extreme likelihood that our military capabilities will be decreasing, how should we plan for the future? Less intervention, less nation building, less foreign entanglements seem like no brainers. I'd say Palin is on the right path, as usual.

There's a cost of doing all that we do, and there'll be a cost for not doing what we've been doing.

While it may well be a "no-brainer" to think about cutting back drastically our overseas commitments and involvement, it's going to take a lot of thought and discussion to decide where and what we cut back, and how we can do some of the same things differently and much more cheaply or efficiently.