Adam Smith: “We have to be more prepared now than ever.”

The problem with this year's defense authorization bill is that it comes with the inclusion of $1.15 trillion in discretionary spending.

It's more about what Trump released with their national security strategy a couple days ago.

It is dangerous for us not to be having regular communications about our capabilities and intentions.

I think the most crucial point here is that the United States of America is the most economically powerful country in the history of the world. That has been the case since the end of World War II. A large part of that is because of our…