Counting the Pieces: Defense Spending and the “Ever Shrinking Fighting Force”

Mike sits down with Major General Arnold L. Punaro (USMC ret.), to discuss his new book, The Ever-Shrinking Fighting Force, which covers the history of U.S. defense spending and why the number of warfighters is declining despite budget increases.

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The “Asia Chessboard” features in-depth conversations with the most prominent strategic thinkers on Asia. Host Michael Green, Henry A. Kissinger Chair at CSIS and CEO of the United States Studies Centre, takes the debate beyond the headlines of the day...

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This week, Mike sits down with Major General Arnold L. Punaro (USMC
ret.), Chief Executive Officer of the Punaro Group, to discuss his
new book, The Ever-Shrinking Fighting Force, which covers the
history of U.S. defense spending and why the number of warfighters
is declining despite budget increases. Mike and Maj. Gen. Punaro
start off by analyzing the defense budget process and lay out three
reasons why the U.S. military is not getting “enough bang for its
buck,” to include the acquisition process, the cost of an
all-volunteer force, and a massive overhead. Drawing from his
experience working in Congress, Maj. Gen. Punaro dives deeper into
the politics of defense spending and its impact on the Indo-Pacific
region. Lastly, the two touch on the war in Ukraine and constraints
on U.S. capacity to operate on multiple fronts.