Last week we examined President Obama’s cautious foreign policy leadership, especially in the hot spots of Syria, Mali, Iran, and North Korea. Let’s hope Obama and Congress come to their senses over the Pentagon budget cuts. Streamline and cut the redundant and ridiculous, but Americans must realize that, as the world’s largest economy and only superpower, a military budget amounting to 4% of gross national product (GNP) is not excessive or detrimental to non-military programs. Especially, considering the potential threats the U.S. faces in a military expanding and more belligerent China – the soon to be second superpower.
