Another element in the discussion as to how much money we will spend in the future on defense is the recognition that our robust defense spending in the past and our willingness to protect has encouraged many of our allies to be quite parsimonious in their defense spending.
Bartlett discusses the impact of U.S. defense spending on allies' military budgets.
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