Defense |
The men and women who serve our nation in the armed forces deserve the best equipment, training and support we can give them. Their families deserve our full support too. Some in Washington want to cut out defense budget - effectively stalling certain defense programs like missile defense. I disagree. While every government agency should constantly look for ways to stop waste and bring greater efficiency, we cannot compromise our nation's security. There is no higher role for the federal government than protecting our nation. I am all for peace, and I am all for diplomacy, but our foreign policy has to be based on reality. And the reality is that North Korea has nuclear weapons; Iran is rapidly developing a nuclear program; China is building its military and showed the world that it is ready to wage war in space; terrorist groups like al Qaeda are looking for every chance to do us harm. Al Qaeda thrives on poverty, despair, violence and fear. The bottom line is they cannot afford for freedom to succeed. Conversely, we cannot afford to allow freedom to fail. Military decisions should be made on sound strategy, not politics.
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