Angus King actually said...

Here we are, trying to fit the defense posture of this country, subsequent to all those events, within caps that were established five years...

we're talking about reducing end strength and developing a situation where it's going to be very difficult to respond to a crisis.

I think your analysis is exactly right. Almost all wars in history are started from a miscalculation.

The best way to do that paradoxically is to prepare for war.