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Military Leaders Warn Against Sequestration in Senate Hearing
General Mark Milley and other top military leaders testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee that budget sequestration is undermining national security. Senator John McCain led the questioning, with generals unanimously agreeing that current funding levels are inadequate to meet future threats.
John McCain, Code Pink Protesters, Henry Kissinger Testimony
During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Senator John McCain called Code Pink protesters "low-life scum" after they disrupted Henry Kissinger's testimony. The protesters were demanding Kissinger's arrest for war crimes. The hosts note that mainstream networks largely ignored the exchange, while outlets like Democracy Now! highlighted the irony of the situation.
Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee regarding global security threats. Scowcroft proposed a nuclear fuel bank, while Brzezinski discussed the strategic threat of "confrontational cyber" capabilities from China. The hosts comment on the advanced age of the witnesses and a snide exchange involving John McCain.
On December 7, 2014, National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, a foreign policy seminar featured Robert Kagan and Senator John McCain. Kagan, a prominent neoconservative married to Victoria Nuland, introduced McCain as a statesman. McCain is set to become the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee in the upcoming Congress.
