CNN Your Money August 31, 2013 13:33:00
>> thank you, jessica. so the 2011 budget control act cut $487 billion from the defense department's protected budget, and the question is can the u.s. afford to act? and then a sequester will cut more, and chuck hagel says the united states is ready to go if the president orders a strike in syria, but this is what he said just one month ago. >> the only way to implement an additional abrupt 10% reduction in the defense department is to make nonstrategic cuts, and disrupt operations, and erode our technological edge. >> are we ready or at risk? a former cyst assistant of defense, thank you f...