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When recently asked about the soaring national debt, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., blamed entitlement spending and Congress’ lack of interest in taking up entitlement reform.
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President Obama’s budget proposal for FY 2013 would reduce national defense to the lowest of the major budget priorities of the federal government. Under the Constitution, Congress has the obligation to pass a budget that maintains U.S. military capabilities.
The NDAA is an opportunity to begin rebuilding the U.S. military and Congress needs to take advantage of it.
It seems fitting that the Heritage Foundation released its latest Index of U.S. Military Strength just before Halloween. It makes for some scary reading. It's easy to assume that our military will always be prepared to not only defend our shores, but to protect our allies and interests worldwide. Indeed, to suggest otherwise might seem unnecessarily pessimistic.