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Cut the Budget, Change the Strategy

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The Pathology of Jointness in Fighting Wars

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says the U.S. military needs to cut its budget by 40-50%. But he argues that it's not possible to roll up the entire military and become Costa Rica overnight. He suggests cutting service shares over time, which has been a problem for many years. "We have so much overhead right now with the military," said Rumsfeld.

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