On The Gist, Cindy Hyde-Smith is on the MAGA wagon.

In the interview, the U.S. has long been the global leader in military spending. But is that enough to guarantee victory in a war against Russia, China, or both? Aaron Mehta covers the Pentagon for Defense News and has written about a bipartisan commission's new report on America's readiness for big conflicts.

In the Spiel, terrible arguments obscuring bad ideas.

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