Reactions to Hagel’s Call for an Even Smaller Military

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With Jim Hanson, Andrew Davenport, Rep. Pete Hoekstra, Diana West

Retired Special Operations Master Sergeant JIM HANSON reacts to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s assertion that planned military cuts will mean the US will no longer necessarily be the dominant fighting force in the world. Hanson argues that a smaller margin of superiority—or none at all—means that more American lives will unquestionably be lost in future conflicts, of which he is sure there will be many.

ANDREW DAVENPORT, of RWR Advisory Group, outlines the financial repercussions and uncertainties associated with easing economic sanctions on Iran.

Retired Congressman PETE HOEKSTRA, former chair of the House Committee on Intelligence, details the increasing international threats that make a scaling-back of the military ill-advised.

DIANA WEST, author of “American Betrayal,” examines the implications that proposed further cuts to the US military will have on its naval, air, and space superiority. Additionally, she sheds light on the recent decision to parole former United States Army First Lieutenant Michael Behenna.