Congress has spent more money on interest so far this year than it has spent on both national defense and Medicare.
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Tag: National Defense
Commentary: The Department of Defense Needs to Defend Our Border
Thomas Friedman recently said something interesting: “The euphoric rampage of Oct. 7 that killed some 1,400 soldiers and civilians has not only hardened Israeli hearts toward the suffering of Gaza civilians. It has also inflicted a deep sense of humiliation and guilt on the Israeli Army and defense establishment, for having failed in their most basic mission of protecting the country’s borders.”
The humiliation and guilt do not seem universal. Our military and defense leadership do not seem to feel any responsibility for the border crisis. They certainly feel no shame for this egregious and ongoing insult to American sovereignty. For them, the military is reserved for events around the globe, even though most of these far-flung campaigns have only a tangential relationship to actual American security.
Read MoreLee Beaman Commentary: The Case for a Strong National Defense
A strong national defense contributes to our own national security, but it also provides stability to the entire world.
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