Adam Smith actually said...

"I share with my colleagues on the other side of the aisle the concern that large, immediate, across-the-board cuts to the defense budget may well do damage to our national security."

"if we face a trillion dollars in cuts, if we face the loss of 30 percent of our defense budget over the next decade, we are not going to have the capacity to back up our commitments."

"I think it is very important that we do that, that we make it clear the impact that these cuts will have on our ability to protect this Nation."

"So if you don't deal with those other issues, as I have said repeatedly, you wind up being the person last in line at a buffet where the food is running out."