Robert Weissman: Cut the military budget, but don't call it 'defund'

kAm%96 “567F?5” EC@A6 92D 364@>6 D@ A@=:E:4:K65 E92E :E ?@H 86ED :? E96 H2J @7[ C2E96C E92? 25G2?4:?8[ A@=:4J 25G@424J @7 2?J DEC:A6]k^Am

kAmqFE E92E 5@6D?’E >62? H6 D9@F=5 C67=6I:G6=J 5:D>:DD E96 F?56C=J:?8 :562 E92E 8@G6C?>6?E 7F?5D D9@F=5 36 D9:7E65 2H2J 7C@> H2DE67F= @C 4@F?E6CAC@5F4E:G6 AFCA@D6D 2?5 C65:C64E65 E@ 36?67:4:2= @?6D]k^Am

kAmr2D6 :? A@:?Ei %96 &?:E65 $E2E6D DA6?5D 72C E@@ >F49 @? E96 !6?E28@?] %96 4@F?ECJ H@F=5 36 >@C6 D64FC6[ D276C 2?5 962=E9:6C :7 H6 D9:7E65 D@>6 @7 E96 >@C6 E92? Sf__ 3:==:@? :? !6?E28@? DA6?5:?8 E@ AC:@C:EJ 5@>6DE:4 2?5 9F>2? ?665D]k^Am

kAm{6E’D DE2CE H:E9 E96 7:CDE 92=7 @7 E96 6BF2E:@?i %96 !6?E28@? 3F586E :D 72C E@@ 3:8]k^Am

kAm%96 &?:E65 $E2E6D DA6?5D 72C >@C6 @? :ED >:=:E2CJ E92? @E96C ?2E:@?D] &]$] >:=:E2CJ DA6?5:?8 :D >@C6 E92? E96 ?6IE ?:?6 4@F?EC:6D 4@>3:?65] xE :D `a E:>6D E96 2>@F?E #FDD:2 DA6?5D]k^Am

kAm*6E 56>2?5D A6CD:DE 7C@> E96 >:=:E2CJ\:?5FDEC:2= 4@>A=6I E@ DA6?5 6G6C >@C6] u@C E96 4@>:?8 7:D42= J62C[ E96 q:56? 25>:?:DEC2E:@? C6BF6DE65 2? :?4C62D6 :? !6?E28@? DA6?5:?8 E@ >@C6 E92? Sg__ 3:==:@?]k^Am

kAmr@?8C6DD :D A@:D65 E@ 255 6G6? >@C6 E@ E92E E@E2= — H:E9 D@>6 D2J:?8 E96 &]$] D9@F=5 DA6?5 S` EC:==:@? @? E96 >:=:E2CJ 3F586E]k^Am

kAm%96 =@33J E@ DA6?5 >@C6[ >@C6 2?5 >@C6 @? E96 !6?E28@? :D 5:D4@??64E65 7C@> 2?J =68:E:>2E6 ?2E:@?2= D64FC:EJ ?665D]k^Am

kAm}@E @?=J 5@6D E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D G2DE=J @FEDA6?5 @E96C ?2E:@?D[ 3FE :E 2=D@ 5@6D?’E 67764E:G6=J >2?286 H92E :E 5@6D DA6?5] %96 !6?E28@? :D F?23=6 E@ A2DD 2? 2F5:E[ 2?5 !6?E28@? DA6?5:?8 :D C6A=6E6 H:E9 H2DE6 2?5 7C2F5] %96 !6?E28@? :56?E:7:6D >@C6 E92? S`__ 3:==:@? :? 25>:?:DEC2E:G6 H2DE6 :? :ED 3F586E]k^Am

kAm%96 !6?E28@? E9C@HD F?72E9@>23=6 DF>D 2E ?665=6DD @C :?67764E:G6 H62A@?D] p44@C5:?8 E@ E96 !C@;64E @? v@G6C?>6?E ~G6CD:89E[ E96 56764E:G6 2?5 5JD7F?4E:@?2= u\bd AC@8C2> H:== 4@DE >@C6 E92? S`]f EC:==:@? @G6C :ED AC@;64E65 d_\J62C =:76DA2?]k^Am

kAm%96 !6?E28@? DBF2?56CD E6?D @7 3:==:@?D @? @G6CAC:465 4@?EC24E@CD E@ A6C7@C> ;@3D E92E D9@F=5 36 5@?6 3J 8@G6C?>6?E 6>A=@J66D] ~?6 DA2C6 A2CED >2<6C C6A@CED 2 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]A@8@]@C8^2?2=JD:D^a_aa^_`^DA2C6\A2CED\4@?EC24E@C\AC@7:ED\7C@>\3C@<6?\DJDE6>Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmb[g__Tk^2m AC@7:E =6G6=]k^Am

kAmx?5665[ J@F 42? 36EE6C F?56CDE2?5 E96 D:K6 @7 E96 !6?E28@? 3F586E ?@E E9C@F89 E96 =6?D @7 ?2E:@?2= D64FC:EJ 3FE 2D 2 C67=64E:@? @7 E96 =@33J:?8 AC@H6DD @7 >:=:E2CJ\:?5FDEC:2= 4@?EC24E@CD[ H9@ 4@==64E >@C6 E92? 92=7 @7 2== !6?E28@? DA6?5:?8]k^Am

kAm}@H E@ E96 D64@?5 92=7 @7 E96 6BF2E:@?i (6 92G6 2 =@?8 =:DE @7 FC86?E ?665D :? E9:D 4@F?ECJ E92E H6 5@?’E 255C6DD 7@C =24< @7 7F?5:?8]k^Am

kAm%2<6 @?6 DA64:7:4 6I2>A=6i r@?8C6DD :?4C62D65 !6?E28@? DA6?5:?8 =2DE J62C 3J Sag 3:==:@? @G6C E96 q:56? 25>:?:DEC2E:@?’D C6BF6DE] %92E D2>6 2>@F?E 4@F=5 :?DE625 92G6 366? DA6?E E@ D42=6 FA 8=@32= G244:?6 AC@5F4E:@? 2?5 6?5 @C 2E =62DE 5:>:?:D9 5C2>2E:42==J E96 A2?56>:4]k^Am

kAms:5 E96 6IEC2 Sag 3:==:@? 7@C E96 !6?E28@? 5@ 2?JE9:?8 E@ >2<6 FD D276Cnk^Am

kAmqJ 4@?EC2DE[ @FC ?2E:@?2= D64FC:EJ H@F=5 92G6 366? >2DD:G6=J :>AC@G65 :7 H6 925 96=A65 G244:?2E6 E96 H@C=5 — 2? :?G6DE>6?E E92E >2J 92G6 AC6G6?E65 E96 @>:4C@? G2C:2?E 7C@> 56G6=@A:?8]k^Am

kAm%@ E2<6 2?@E96C 6I2>A=6[ E96C6 :D ?@ 8C62E6C E9C62E E@ ?2E:@?2= D64FC:EJ C:89E ?@H E92? E96 72DE\H@CD6?:?8 4=:>2E6 4C:D:D] x? E96 9:DE@C:4 x?7=2E:@? #65F4E:@? p4E[ r@?8C6DD 28C665 E@ DA6?5 Sc_ 3:==:@? 2 J62C E@ C65F46 42C3@? 6>:DD:@?D] %92E’D =6DD E92? @?6\EH6?E:6E9 @7 E96 2??F2= !6?E28@? 3F586E]k^Am

kAm|@C6@G6C[ E96 x?7=2E:@? #65F4E:@? p4E DA6?5:?8 :D H9@==J A2:5 7@C H:E9 ?6H E2I C6G6?F6D] qJ 4@?EC2DE[ r@?8C6DD C@FE:?6=J E9C@HD 3:==:@?D >@C6 2E E96 !6?E28@? H:E9@FE H@CCJ:?8 23@FE 9@H E96 4@DED H:== 36 4@G6C65]k^Am

kAm%96 =:DE @7 EC2?D7@C>2E:G6[ `__T\A2:5\7@C :?G6DE>6?ED C6;64E65 :? E96 x?7=2E:@? #65F4E:@? p4E :?4=F56D F?:G6CD2= 49:=5 42C6[ 2 E2I 4C65:E E92E C65F465 49:=5 A@G6CEJ 3J @?6\E9:C5[ 56?E2= 2?5 962C:?8 4@G6C286 7@C D6?:@CD[ 7C66 4@>>F?:EJ 4@==686 2?5 >@C6]k^Am

kAm(9J 5@6D :E >2<6 >@C6 D6?D6 E@ E@=6C2E6 H2DE6[ 7C2F5 2?5 >:=:E2CJ 4@?EC24E@C AC@7:E66C:?8 2E E96 !6?E28@? H96? D@ >2?J AC6DD:?8 ?665D 8@ F?2EE6?565nk^Am

kAmxE 5@6D ?@E]k^Am

kAm{6E’D D<:A E96 E:C65 2C8F>6?ED 23@FE “567F?5:?8” 2?5 :?DE625 7@4FD @? H92E C62==J >2EE6CDi xE’D E:>6 E@ 6?5 H2DE:?8 >@?6J @? E96 3=@2E65 !6?E28@? 3F586E]k^Am

kAm(6 H:== >2<6 @FC ?2E:@? DEC@?86C 2?5 36EE6C 3J D9:7E:?8 D@>6 @7 E96 !6?E28@?’D 6I46DD:G6 7F?5:?8 E@ @E96C ?665D]k^Am