A Little Noise Here and There About the Defense Budget

How many articles have you read about the Sustainable Defense Task Force? I've seen very few, yet it's one of the few things Congress has actually tried to do that would be good for the country. There's been a lot of stuff written and spoken about the deficit, but the most straightforward way to lower the deficit - cut defense spending - is being ignored by the press.

Stephen Walt once more takes up his pen to write about the issue. His focus this time is on how different areas of the world might react if we cut back. He sees East Asia - i.e, China - as being the area most at risk. The other areas around the globe would probably be okay.

We need more noise on this issue.