Robert Gates actually said...

[b]usiness as usual [in terms of the Department's budget decisions] is no longer an option.

Gates emphasizes the need for budget reform in the Department of Defense.

01/26/2009

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turbulent, unstable, and unpredictable times have recurred to challenge U.S. leaders regularly since World War II

If you find $100 billion--if you find the cut, if you meet the target that I've given you, and then you show me new military capabilities or...

the role of Congress itself.

it's a terrible way to budget. I mean, it is a gimmick.