Hal Rounds points out a logical error in Jonathan Penn's letter regarding the size of U.S. air forces (AW&ST Mar. 16, p. 10). The aircraft must be where the fight is, or the kill ratio does not matter. Though right on this trivial point, he misses Penn's much more important statement. The U.S. National Debt is in itself a huge threat to our national security-as big or bigger than any military threat we face. If we keep spending like we have been, China will not need to attack us-they will own us.
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