Adam Smith actually said...

But Afghanistan is directly connected to our vital national security interests and we must get this right.

As a Congress, we need to stop sequestration. Mindless across-the-board cuts is simply the wrong way to run a government.

I think this committee is well aware of these problems, but I don't think the whole Congress is.

We must ask ourselves where is the breaking point, and what we need to do to prevent it, how much risk is too much.