Can the U.S. afford a major war? Not with this deficit
washingtonpost.com
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Defending the country is Washington’s most fundamental responsibility.
The article just says this without making a case for it. Sure, federal spending used to be nearly all devoted to defense, but the 21st century is not 1860, or 1940 or even 1980. The USA isn't the world's police force any more either