Smaller defense budget means bigger questions

Mackenzie Eaglen from the Heritage Foundation says the Super committee needs to think twice before making major Defense cuts.

The Defense Department’s budget cuts are forcing some hard choices. What to cut will be just as contentious as how much to cut. Mackenzie Eaglen is a Research Fellow for National Security for the Heritage Foundation. In Depth asks her if she thinks the reality that Defense budgets will definitely be cut is sinking in at the Defense Department, and for contractors.

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