Former acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller has a message for Washington: cut the defense budget "dramatically" and stop making China a bogeyman.
Miller argues the Pentagon budget, now at $816 billion, could be slashed by as much as half.
Miller served in the waning days of the Trump administration and recently wrote a book about his experience, "Soldier Secretary.".
He points to policymakers' approach to China as an example and argues they should de-emphasize the potential conflict.
The interview with Miller was recorded days before a suspected Chinese spy balloon traversed the continental United States.
Miller served as acting defense secretary for just 73 days.
"There was absolutely no way … I was putting U.S. military forces at the Capitol, period," Miller told the inspector general. »
