The first thing I go to look at when I check the news is anyhting involving budget cuts or reorganization in the Pentagon. I grew up in a military household, and i'm very interested in the power play between the Pentagon and Congress. Though I'm a big proponent of maintaining a powerful military, I also think that the bureaucracy needs to be drastically trimmed down to optimize the armed forces for the types of conflict we are facing today.
The funding question has always interested me, as it is one of the few platforms that are not quite totally predictable between the parties. Even now there is a growing faction of Republicans who support a decrease in defense spending. I like watching the opposing parties argue their positions, as it's always interesting to see how they've changed since the LAST time they had this argument.
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