Reply #22: At least its going in the right direction [View All]

[bhikkhu]

what helps me keep perspective is stating expectations - such as, what would make me happy re the defense budget this year? After so many years of expansion, a simple reduction would make me happy - what we got, in fact, is a large and long-term reduction, almost entirely out of Iraq, a draw-down in Afghanistan, an extremely limited and effective effort in Libya, and most importantly an overall plan for long-term decline. My blood has boiled over that issue from time to time, but its on the back-burner now.