The U.S. can defend itself at a lot less expense.
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ThegrowingdistancebetweentheUnitedStatesanditsalliesinNATOisanoverduenudgetoEuropeannationstostartpayingfortheirowndefenseratherthanrelyingonUncleSugar.Butit’salsoanopportunityforthecash-strappedU.S.governmenttocutcostsonmilitaryexpendituresasitshiftsresponsibilitiestocountriesthathavehuddledundertheU.S.umbrellafordecades.Giventheenormousrolethatdefensespendingplaysinthefederalbudget,closingthegapbetweenrevenuesandspendingandreducingdebtrequiresthathardchoicesbemadebytheDepartmentofGovernmentEfficiency(DOGE)andCongressaboutthemilitary.
ThePentagonWelcomesDOGE“WewelcomeDOGEtothePentagon,andIhopetowelcomeElontothePentagonverysoonandhisteam,workingincollaborationwithus,”DefenseSecretaryPeteHegsethcommentedlastmonthtoreportersinGermanyaboutscrutinyfromElonMuskandhiscost-cutters.“Therearewaste,redundanciesandheadcountsinheadquartersthatneedtobeaddressed.”
Lastweek,aquick,earlyreviewbytheDOGEfound“some$80milli
