A military establishment charged with doing less will be able to get by with less. Cutting the Pentagon’s budget will free up money for those agencies charged with providing immediate day-to-day protection to the American people. Examples include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the National Institutes of Health, and the U.S. Coast Guard. Each of these plays an essential and underappreciated role in enabling Americans to flourish
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