America’s Chronic Deficits Emerging as a National Security Issue

The number of senior military officers warning that America’s fiscal decay could cripple our ability to defend ourselves is sobering.

Every American concerned about our national security should speak out for a balanced budget. The number of senior military officers who have warned that America’s fiscal decay may cripple our ability to defend ourselves is sobering.

A former defense secretary, General Jim Mattis of the Marine Corps, said at his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmatio…