CSPAN2 Book TV February 11, 2013
Former division chief of the cia office of soviet affairs argues that our current level of spending on defense is excessive and is making us less secure. This 45 Minute Program is next on book tv. Thank you for that introduction and for the invitation to come out here to discuss the book. Let me say a few things on why i wrote the book in the first place. Several years ago, bob gates the secretary of defense noted before he announced he was going to leave the administration that he was going to go back to the state of washington. This is someone i followed closely over the years. I testified a...