I'm a hawk. I'm shocked by a $1.5 trillion defense budget.
Defense And Security,Defense Spending,Trump Administration,US Military,Pentagon
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As a defense hawk, I've long been in favor of more military spending — up to and including when the defense budget hit $1 trillion this year. But I'm experiencing real sticker shock at the Trump administration's $1.5 trillion request for next year. In inflation-adjusted terms, that 50 percent increase would result in the largest defense budget ever — exceeding even the World War II peak.
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