Rumsfeld: Attack imminent if Congress cuts defense
"Former Defense Secretary Donald
Rumsfeld warned that it will only be a matter of time before America endures
another terrorist attack if Congress ends up blaming the defense budget for this
country’s
red ink woes. “The Department of Defense is not what’s causing the debt and the
deficit. It’s the entitlement programs,” he told HUMAN EVENTS in an exclusive
interview. “If we make that mistake, we’re doomed to suffer another attack of
some kind, and our intelligence will be less strong and less effective...”" Full
text:
Rumsfeld: Attack imminent if Congress cuts defense
Are our priorities on track?
Response to comment [from other]: "Who is Donald Rumsfeld?"
Former Sec Def'
"Just like Cheney..."
Former Vice President of the United
States. Eccl 10:2.
Response to comment [from a "Christian"]: "Oh yes, we have to live in fear."
Why would we live in fear? Acts 27:22–26.
"They want us to..."
We should be concerned with our interests (Jn 14:6) not
theirs (Jn
10:10,
Deut. 1:13–15; Josh.
9:11).
Response to comment [from an atheist]: "Whether you decide the current defense spending is worthwhile or not, you can't deny its contribution to the deficit."
We need a strong national
defense. We do not need an entitlement
society.
"We need quite a number of things. They all potentially contribute to our debt."
Do we need to print more
money?
Amos 8:5.
Will you be voting for the party that will increase the debt
or the party that will increase the debt faster?
Response to comment [from an atheist]: "Do you advocate the abolition of all government-administered social safety nets?"
The government should
protect the citizen's right to: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
(Deut.
1:13–15; Josh.
9:11). Defending a nation properly is a
basic function of government. Redistribution of income is not.
"I couldn't agree more!
Redistribution of income should be left for the people to do. And
people are so very gullible and quite willing to redistribute their income
to you if you say the right things to them...
So many victi...er, clients, so little time..."
They make decisions based on
feelings (Eccl 10:2).
We make decisions based on the Bible (1 Thess. 2:13).
They value equality (Ex 20:15).
We value liberty (Jn 8:36).
Their policies do not work (Jn 10:10).
Ours do (Jn 10:10).
When you depart from God's word, you are headed down the wrong path (Pr
6:21-23).
Compassionate conservatism should not mean lawlessness (2 Cor. 6:14).
Rumsfeld:
Attack imminent if Congress cuts defense