Ashton Carter actually said...

National security is bigger than our Department and today's world because of the complexity of the threats.

A nickel and dime approach to defense, as you say, is not the right one. We need a longer horizon than that.

Congress could also help mitigate the long-term impacts of this underfunding by authorizing another round of BRAC as requested in the Presid...

we are still the world's greatest fighting force.