Steven Palazzo actually said...

I continue to be concerned that the Administration is not heeding the warnings of these experts for the mission that it has designed.

its benefits for advancing the knowledge of asteroids and furthering planetary defense strategies are limited and not compelling.

So, you would have us believe that the entire reduction is because of the drawdown of the boots on the ground in Afghanistan and related res...

I am just trying to reconcile in my head just some things.