Budget cuts – 400 billion from DoD? What goes, what stays?

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Having lived and served in the military during the post-Vietnam drawdown and the end of the Cold War “peace dividend,” I’m very aware of the negative impact cuts at DoD had on military readiness during those times.

I’m also very aware of how expensive it was in the long run to bring our military back up to necessary levels again, both in troops and equipment.

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