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The worst argument against defense cuts

By Timothy P. Carney
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The worst argument against defense cuts

If we cut defense spending, then Lockheed Martin and other defense contractors might have to downsize.

This is probably true, and it is also just about the worst argument I’ve ever heard anyone make for greater military spending. But it’s the very argument laid out in this Washington Free Beacon article:

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