Analysts: Next President Must Make 'Tough Choices' on Future of U.S. Military
By Vivienne Machi
The next president of the United States will face difficult national security decisions as crises flare up around the world and military budgets are squeezed, experts said July 26.
Both a Clinton or Trump administration would face the same challenge confronted by the current president: The resources simply are not available to address every threat to global security.
The mismatch between resources and commitments will require “unbelievably hard choices,” said Jim Thomas, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. "We're coming up on some really big, fundamental questions and I don't think that either candidate so far has even begun to address them," he said.
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