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Making their plea to Congress, top Pentagon officials testified that the military budget must be increased
beyond the $639 billion requested by President Donald Trump.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis joined Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine General Joseph Dunford and Pentagon comptroller David Norquist to urge Congress to grow defense spending on Monday, during a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee.
Mattis castigated the legislative branch, saying, "Congress has sidelined itself from its active constitutional role" for having failed to repeal an important law that limits what can be spent in the military budget, according to the Associated Press.
"It has blocked new programs, prevented service growth, stalled industry initiative and placed troops at greater risk," Mattis added.
Comment: Interesting how the author manages to undermine Corbyn's success by equating it with 'naive outspokenness'. Clearly Corbyn's outspokenness was bold, informed, and compassionate, offering a practical alternative to the failing political system. As Neil Clark recently wrote,