Traditionally, the bulk of the Defense Department’s budget has been split roughly evenly between the three military departments, with the Army, the Air Force and the Navy Department each staking out their “fair share” of the pie. But in a new op-ed, two members of the House Armed Services Committee, Reps. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) and Rick Larsen (D-Wash.), argue that the practice never made much sense. And with budget’s getting tighter, it’s time to start budgeting based on strategy rather than on simple division. Forbes joins In Depth with his idea for a “fair share” defense strategy.
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