Former acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller has a message for Washington: cut the defense budget 'dramatically' and stop making China a bogeyman.
"We have created an entire enterprise that focuses economically on creating crisis to justify outrageously high defense spending," Miller said in an interview with chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett for this week's episode of"The Takeout."
He suggests the military-industrial complex, a term first used by President Dwight Eisenhower to describe the symbiotic connection between a country's military and industrial bases, has spiraled to unsustainable levels and encouraged military and political leaders to exaggerate global conflicts. Miller served as acting defense secretary for just 73 days. But his tenure included Jan. 6, 2021, a day he says is"still pretty raw" in his memory.
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