House Armed Services chair warns political fights are endangering national security

Military Times: House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry warned Wednesday that political infighting on Capitol Hill is having a harmful effect on national security, both in defense budget debates and Congress’ strategic planning.

“I am distressed at what’s happening in both parties,” said Thornberry, R-Texas, during a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “We have always had fringe elements in our politics, but other than the Civil War, those things that bound us together have been stronger than the forces pulling us apart.

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