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Current events in the Straits of Hormuz, due to Iran's bellicosity and continued pursuit of nuclear weapons, worry me. Like all Americans, I have little appetite for another military entanglement in the Middle East, particularly with Iran. But I believe it is a serious matter when a government brutally represses its own people, threatens its neighbors with destruction and seeks weapons of mass destruction.

Our current standoff with Iran is why the United States must always strive for military dominance over our potential enemies.

I am in complete agreement with Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta who recently acknowledged: “that defense has to play a role in dealing with the national deficit.”  In other words, there can be no sacred cows at the Pentagon and all programs that are not keeping our troops safe in the field or us secure at home should be considered for reduction or elimination.

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