Lindsey Graham: Can?t Cut Defense Spending Because Of Threats I Can?t Tell You About
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 3rd, 2011 4:36 am by HL
Lindsey Graham: Can?t Cut Defense Spending Because Of Threats I Can?t Tell You About
Appearing on Fox News last night, pre-eminent hawk Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) argued that the worst thing about the deal struck between the White House and Republicans to avert a U.S. default was the looming cuts to defense spending. Though details in the actual bill are sketchy, a failure to meet prescribed cuts would trigger […]
Appearing on Fox News last night, pre-eminent hawk Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) argued that the worst thing about the deal struck between the White House and Republicans to avert a U.S. default was the looming cuts to defense spending. Though details in the actual bill are sketchy, a failure to meet prescribed cuts would trigger larger defense cuts (the percentage of these triggered cuts that come from defense spending are also disputed and the cuts are “security” cuts, not all from the Department of Defense). Graham said the cuts were untenable because the U.S. “faces threats I can’t even tell you about in detail.” Watch the video: