I don't disagree that it might very well escalate. But to the extent that the current conflict has already impacted our budget or the forecasted budget as outli

I don't disagree that it might very well escalate. But to the extent that the current conflict has already impacted our budget or the forecasted budget as outlined in the linked article I think is pretty negligible. My point was that we are unlikely to find any "easy" cuts in defense spending - and a major conflict could make us regret it.