Three years ago yesterday, I wrote for the Corner a short reflection on Pearl Harbor, on the occasion of its 70th anniversary. Back then, the big conversation in Washington, D.C., was over looming budget cuts to the military. Some (including me) were warning that a hasty draw down of our military forces might not be the wisest move in an unsettled world. None of us had any proof that a smaller U.S. military would help contribute to global disorder, but it seemed a not-irresponsible claim in the light of history, including Pearl Harbor.On that 70th anniversary day in 2011, none …read more
Source: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research