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Mitch Daniels

If our nation goes over a financial Niagara, we won't have much strength and, eventually, we won't have peace. We are currently borrowing the entire defense budget from foreign investors. Within a few years, we will be spending more on interest payments t

Mitch Daniels

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Mitch Daniels is warning that if the country continues to accumulate debt rapidly, it will weaken its financial stability and harm national security. He highlights the risk that borrowing heavily from foreign sources to fund defense will lead to higher interest costs that could consume a large part of the budget.

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