Will the world be more dangerous for the United States after American troops are withdrawn from Iraq by the end of this year and Afghanistan by 2014? You would think so, after reading transcripts or listening to a series of House Armed Services Committee hearings over the past two weeks where senior Pentagon officials and military flag officers, encouraged by panel members, sought to illustrate the dangers that would appear should Defense Department budget cuts over the next 10 years exceed the $465 billion now fixed in law. Read full article >>