Mackenzie Eaglen: CPAC - Is Disarming America Smart Politics?
Mackenzie Eaglen, American Enterprise Institute http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/index.xml http://forthecommondefense.org/ With the President's recent announcement of a new strategic direction for the defense of the United States and the impending release on February 13 of the 2013 defense budget, our panelists will discuss the need to prepare for the alarming effects of the administration's proposed defense cuts on America's ability to confront and defeat aggression in an increasingly dangerous world. These threats to America's security are also economic, as defense cuts will damage America's industrial base and R&D capabilities. Therefore, the Center for Security Policy has developed and will present profiles for all American cities, counties, states and territories, to anticipate the local economic impacts in 2013 from these impending reductions in U.S. defense spending.
Mackenzie Eaglen, American Enterprise Institute http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/index.xml http://forthecommondefense.org/ With the President's recent announcement of a new strategic direction for the defense of the United States and the impending release on February 13 of the 2013 defense budget, our panelists will discuss the need to prepare for the alarming effects of the administration's proposed defense cuts on America's ability to confront and defeat aggression in an increasingly dangerous world. These threats to America's security are also economic, as defense cuts will damage America's industrial base and R&D capabilities. Therefore, the Center for Security Policy has developed and will present profiles for all American cities, counties, states and territories, to anticipate the local economic impacts in 2013 from these impending reductions in U.S. defense spending.