History demonstrates that previous military drawdowns invited aggression by our enemies. After World War I, America drew down forces until the U.S. Army had fewer than 100,000 men in uniform. That weakness invited Nazi aggression in Europe and the imperial Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor.
“Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.”
“Pointing fingers, trying to catch each other in scandal does not bring honor to this House.”