Seeing as we are in the midst of one of the most heated elections the nation has seen since 2000, it can be difficult to find online articles purely about government functions and decisions. After some digging around, I was able to find this article on defense spending.
Politico is one of my personal favorite e-magazines because of their modern flair. Essentially, they are able to translate contemporary events that would otherwise be written in "adult speak" into something more human.
In the case of the aforementioned article, the United States Defense Secretary, Ash Carter, has gotten himself into a bit a pickle. He believes that we should continue to boost our defense department, creating more powerful arms, -- mind you, the Pentagon will set aside a mere $583 billion for this purpose, only an estimated $59 billion reserved for war costs -- while the Navy Secretary (Ray Mabus) wants to use this fund to build a smaller warship that will stay close to the coast. The fear, and reason for the disagreement, is that the 40,000 soldiers taken will show weakness. However, this is Carter's only chance in his brief term as secretary of defense to leave his mark.
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